....Umahi Is One of the Best Leaders of Our Generation',
She Says
.....Vows to Expose Those behind Plots to Blackmail,
Destroy Umahi's Profile
......Commends Umahi for Unbanning Okada Operations in
the State and For Shaming His Critics by Forgiving the Sun and Vanguard
Journalists
Lady Monica Chidinma Ada Eze, President and Founder of
one of the most popular, vibrant and focused Non-Governmental Organisations
operating in Ebonyi State, the David Umahi Nweze Akubaraoha Ebonyi
Transformation Agenda (DUNAETA) has described as unfortunate, unacceptable the
gang up aimed at smearing, maligning the image and political future of her
principal, Apostle David Nweze Umahi (FNATE, FNSE), the Governor of Ebonyi
State, the lion of South East and Chairman of South East Governors’
Forum.
In a statement made available to Media Houses in
Abakaliki, the state capital, Lady Chidinma Ada Eze, lamented over the campaign
of calumny executed with renewed sense of vigour by those she said do not mean
well for the state and country.
According to this influential lady of Ebonyi extraction,
"I have observed with utmost dismay the upsurge on negative reports and
write ups, even Editorial Opinions against my Principal and the award winning
Governor of Ebonyi State based on the recent misunderstanding he had with some
Journalists working in Ebonyi State and seems to me that most of these actions
and reactions, though not justifiable are borne out of malice, envy and
jealousy in a grand plot to undermine and destroy the rising star of the
present political clime."
Leadership Newspaper, one of the leading newspapers in
Nigeria, in its Editorial opinion of 25th April, 2020 titled "Umahi’s
Onslaught On Journalism", made some unfounded and uncomplimentary
remarks on the Governor to the effect that, "Umahi is probably trying to
gag the press because what he sought to achieve by this feeble, intolerable and
absurd ban is to instill fear in the journalists, whip other journalists into
line to do his bidding."
Far from it. Governor Umahi believes in press freedom and
the incontrovertible role of journalists as watchdogs to ensure compliance with
the social contract between government and the people. The governor is a
seasoned democrat and therefore has no such in his agenda as his inputs and
assistance to Journalists in the State is very visible even to the blind and so
tagging the Governor with such unfavorable insinuation is both unfounded and
unacceptable.
I have read the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability
Project (SERAP), and the ridiculous suggestion and petition to Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB) by two Lagos-based media support organizations, Media Rights
Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) calling for the removal
of the governor duly elected by the people of Ebonyi State because of the
alleged attacks on journalists.
The Nigeria League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ)
described him as the Hitler while some other funny groups stated that he
is an Emperor and Nebuchadnezzar.
Most despicable of all these reactions is the one that
came from people who claimed to be Ebonyians in Diaspora; the
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora
(AESID) asking PDP to sanction the Governor. Such reaction is saddening,
emanating from people who for the past ten years or more have refused to visit
their homes because if they do they would have been of much praises for the
Governor having turned the once abandoned State into a construction Haven and
one of the most developed States in Nigeria and the fastest growing economy in
the whole of South East today.
One May Ask Why All These Attacks on Umahi?
In answer to this question, my aunt and senior colleague
in the Pen business provided an answer in her recent article titled, "Why
Gov. Umahi Should Never Be Nigeria's President."
The rationale behind these attacks on Governor Umahi may be
easily fathomed; it is simply that he has distinguished himself as one of the
greatest leaders of this generation and a potential leader of this country so
the enemies of progress set in motion machineries for his decimation and
destruction before the time. According to Lady Comfort Obi, the Publisher of
the Source Magazine,
I once listened to money man, Chief Arthur Eze, lobby
president Muhammudu Buhari to look no further than the Ebonyi State Governor
for a Nigerian President of the Igbo extraction- if, and when the time comes.
As you know, Umahi is a Buharist, even though he is a PDP governor. He never
hides that.
Last Obi has only succeeded to expose this planned gangup
to ridicule and destroy Umahi and if I may ask, when has it become a crime to
aim for a higher position in Nigeria and when has it become a crime to be
associated with President Buhari whom Umahi sees as both his political father
and boss?
But Is Umahi Qualified For A Higher Position In Nigeria?
To every right thinking Nigerian who is alive to
happenings in the country and who has the interest of the country at heart, the
answer is in the affirmative. However, I will still rely on my aunt and senior
colleague Lady Comfort Obi to build on my answer. According to this powerful
Pen Pusher, "In fairness to Umahi, he has so far, done well as Ebonyi
Governor. He has encouraged Agriculture, especially, in the area of rice
production. Ebonyi rice ranks amongst the best in the country. I don't know
much about what he did in the area of yam production, but I proudly ask
for Abakailiki yams from my yam customer. But where Umahi has definitely
excelled most is in the provision of Physical Infrastructure, especially roads.
Aside from Anambra State where Peter Obi excelled in the construction of roads,
no other governor in the south east compares to Umahi in that area. Gradually,
Umahi has bequeathed Ebonyi with quality roads. Umahi has also excelled in the
area of education, granting scholarships to hundreds of Ebonyians in relevant
areas of study. Thanks to him, Abakailiki, which, as the state capital
looked worse than a local government headquarters, has had a complete
turn- around. It looks bam."
If all these feats do not qualify this man described as
the David of Ebonyi, the wisest Governor In Nigeria according to Governor
Ikepazu of Abia State, this Zik Awardee for Leadership for higher position in
Nigeria, I will like to know who else will be qualified.
Today, due to the foresight of this visionary leader of
our time, Ebonyi State is the only State in the entire south- south and East
that has a virology centre, where the blood samples of the dreaded COVID- 19
victims are tested and possibly treated in these two regions. It is a
fact that the results of those that tested positive in Imo and Abia
including Bayelsa States were all done at Abakaliki.
Not satisfied with all his giant strides in Ebonyi State
the innovative and wonder working Governor have concluded arrangements to
construct an ultra- mordern and state of the art Hospital Complex at Alex
Ekwueme which shall be a Centre of Excellence for the treatment of positive
cases of Corona virus and related virus.
Gov. Umahi is a magician and your visit to Ebonyi will convince
you.
Unbanning the Operations of Okada and Reabsorption of the
Two Journalists
Lady Monica Ada Eze who also doubles as the Technical
Assistant on Media to the Governor describes the unbanning of Okada
operations in the State as timely and demonstration that Governor Umahi is
truly a caring leader.
Monica Aka Ada Ebonyi highlighted that
"Ebonyi State will soon commence the distribution of
palliatives to her people as over 90,000 facemasks and sanitisers have been
shared to our people. Some pastors earlier arrested for violating the laws on
COVID-19 by the Anti-Corona Virus team have been released.
On the two controversial Journalists, Ada Ebonyi
quoted her boss as saying,
”I have directed that The SUN and Vanguard reporters be
invited to join us. The unfortunate incident with the press was not
intentional. But I am asking everybody to disregard what has happened. Because
we are all partners in progress and let us work together. But I will advise
that you, please crosscheck your information before publication. There are some
certain write-ups that people are not happy about. But I have said please let
everybody down tools in love and work together. I specifically asked that The
SUN and Vanguard reporters be invited because as a father when you beat a child
with one hand, you bring the child back with another hand. I believe strongly
that if anybody wants to intentionally bring you down he can’t pull you down
standing, he will certainly go down with you. And you may even rise above him.
But the single way to be happy in life is to be happy with success. I want to
invite the press for partnership and also ask them to also please help us build
the State.” Umahi has demonstrated by this act that he is not only humane but a
true Statesman.
In conjunction with my principal, I appeal to all and
sundry to join hands with us to build the Ebonyi State of our dream. Monica Ada
Eze submitted.
Signed,
Monica Ada Chidinma Eze, Aka Ada Ebonyi
President DUNAETA & TA on Media to Gov Umahi
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