Jubilation in Ebonyi as Umahi resettles displaced communities

 

Agbaja Unuhu, Ndieze Inyimagu and some parts of Igbeagu communities were on Wednesday filled with joy as Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state re-issued Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to them.

 These communities were during the administration of Chief Martin Elechi displaced from their landed properties in other to secure some passel of land at Amasiri in Afikpo local government area for the military.

Gov. Umahi who performed this duty during his reelection rally on Wednesday at Nkwegu in Abakaliki local government area said the gesture was part of state government’s resettlement plan for the communities.

He further directed the Commissioner for Lands and Survey as well as the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board to consider establishing new schools in the area.

He also pledged to donate the sum of N50 million to each of the communities in the next one month to assist them resettle properly, adding that the State Government would ensure that markets and other life – enhancing amenities were provided for them.

The Senator representing Ebonyi North senatorial district and former Governor of the State Dr. Sam Egwu and his House of Representative counterpart, representing Abakaliki/Izzi federal constituency, Chief Sylvester Ogbaga described Umahi as a “promise keeper” and assured that there was no other party deserving the votes of the people.

Earlier, the State Coordinator of Atiku/Obi Campaign Organization, Chief Emmanuel Obasi said the only hope for Nigeria was to vote the Peoples Democratic Party candidates for presidency and other levels of government.

Meanwhile, some members of the resettled communities who spoke to Journalists including Chief Enyiogu Nwandugo expressed gratitude to the Governor for the gesture.

According to Nwandugo “the Governor had given us back our lives thereby demonstrating that he is actually a Christian.

“We will surely support him because we are convinced that he will still do much more for us in his second tenure.”

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