Umahi Salutes Courage Of Editors

Ebonyi State Governor, Engr David Umahi, has described the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) as a professional group that is non-partisan and “equipped with a high sense of discipline”.
The governor made this known while addressing Editors at a cocktail party after a meeting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, Umahi said he had studied the Nigerian Guild of Editors very well, and had come to the conclusion that indeed, they are professionals who have the capacity and potential to stimulate the political direction in the country.
He said by the infrastructure and industrial revolution going on in the state, the man (David Nweze Umahi) has “the capacity to take Nigeria to the land of Eldorado”.
The governor said many people had indicated interest to preside over the affairs of the country but do not have what it takes to provide good governance when given the opportunity.
He assured the Editors that Umahi would never renege on his promise to transform Nigeria.
In his remarks, President of the NGE, Mr Mustapha Isah, commended the state government for the various developmental projects across the state.
Isah said “We have gone round, and I assure you that the Thomas in us has disappeared.
“We have seen flyovers, good roads in fact the only bad road we saw belongs to the Federal Government.
Isah told the governor of the gigantic flyover under construction at Edda, and said when he enquired about the value of the project, he was told that the entire project cost N3billion, and was being constructed by direct labour, which, when compared to some states, was just the design stage.
The NGE president observed that Ebonyi was one state that occupies the bottom level in federal allocation but at the top in rural and urban transformation, and praised the governor for using scarce resources prudently to better the state.
He also lauded Umahi for building the King David University of Medical Sciences, saying it was world-class and the first in Nigeria, and wished him well in his future endeavours.
Also present at the occasion were members of the State Executive Council.