Polycarp Sola -Abakaliki
The Chairman of Abakaliki Rice Mill Industry, comrade Obeji Linus, has today felicitated with the former governor of Ebonyi State, Senator David Nweze Umahi, who is also the current minister of works in the President Bola Tinubu-led renewed hope administration, on his 61st birthday anniversary.
In a felicitation message forwarded to this media in Abakaliki, the state capital, comrade Obeji, who described the former governor as a national treasure, banked on his giant initiatives at the federal level, which are connecting the southeast to other states, also pointing him as the father of equity in the modern Ebonyi State.
“Today, we celebrate His Excellency, Senator David Nweze Umahi, the man who God has used to take away the shame of the Abakaliki man; he is the one that has made Abakaliki city to be in the number one position among the southeast states of Nigeria. The glorious state of Abakaliki today cannot be complete without mentioning his name.
“His style of leadership has made him a national treasure; currently, he is in charge of the construction of the trans-Saharan road from Lagos to connect the southeast and other parts of the country, and most importantly, we acknowledge him as the father of equity in the modern Ebonyi State.
“On behalf of my family and the good people of Abakaliki rice mill industry, we celebrate him on this special day and pray that the God of all wisdom continue to empower him to do good for the interest of the common people, give him good health, and more prosperous years.” It stated.