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October 7, 2026 - 11:18 PM

Ebonyi guber 2019: “Gov. Umahi is the best and has no rival in Ebonyi State”- Monica concurs with Buhari, others

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….Condemns plot by INEC to allocate unmerited 200,000 votes to the APC candidate

Monica Ada Chidinma Eze the Founder and President of David Umahi Nweze Akuburoah Ebonyi Transformation Agenda (DUNAETA), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has described as heartwarming the approval and support by great political leaders both from within and outside Nigeria most importantly the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, PDP Presidential Standard Bearer, Alh Atiku Abubakar and Chief Peter Obi the Vice Presidential candidate of PDP on the reelection bid of Apostle Dave Nweze Umahi the indefatigable and revolutionary Governor of Ebonyi State.

She stated that if the approvals and comments by these great political leaders across political divides are anything to go by, one would have advise Governor Umahi to stop further campaigns and wait to be sworn in formally come 29th May 2019, but being the man of the people who loves interacting with his people he will not give in or stop campaigning because of all these approvals base on his giant strides in the State.

Monica noted that President Buhari who is of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while on a State visit to the State to commission some of the key projects including some gigantic flyovers, the 14.5 Kilometer Abakaliki-Afikpo Road, a federal road reconstructed by the state government; two overhead bridges, Akanu Ibiam and Sen offiah Nwali flyover and laying the foundations for a new tunnel named after him in the state capital which will be ready for commissioning by Mr President before May  2019 described Governor Umahi as a great leader and Light to other Governors in Nigeria.  Mr. President reaffirmed his stand that Governor Umahi is a great leader during the presidential rally in Ebonyi State.

On the other hand, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming elections during the party’s presidential rally in Abakaliki commended Engr., David Umahi for his infrastructural strides, especially in road construction while Mr. Peter Obi the running mate to the PDP presidential candidate promised that for PDP to develop Nigeria, “Our government will replicate the infrastructural and related strides of your Governor at the national level.

Lady Eze reiterated that for PDP promise to copy and reproduce the works of Governor Umahi at the centre if the party forms the next government come May 2019 shows why Governor Umahi is a recipient of the great Zik’s Leadership award and why Governor Ikepazu of Abia State maintained that Governor Umahi is the wisest Governor in Nigeria.

Monica further reported that Governor Umahi reassured Atiku Abubakar and entire good people of Ebonyi state that the State remains the mainstay of the PDP in the country, and would massively vote for Mr Atiku Abubakar and other candidates of the party in the general elections. According to the Governor, “I warn mischief makers who doubt the authenticity of the State as the headquarters of the party in Nigeria to desist from such. They should leave us alone as this is the highest mobilization of party supporters in the nation ever since, and we are intact for the party.”

These approvals justifies the great feats and impacts that the administration of Governor Umahi have impacted in the lives of people of Ebonyi State

The DUNAETA President who is better known as Ada Ebonyi wonders how Senator Sunny Ogbuoji the sleeping APC gubernatorial candidate who has abandoned embarking on campaigns or engage in any rally to be taken seriously as gubernatorial candidate in the State.

Monica who doubles as the Technical Assistant (TA) on Media to Governor Umahi cautioned that the rumour going on in the State that the APC is plotting with INEC to allocate over 200,000 to them immediately the election commences in the State should be nipped in the bud before it causes unprovoked crisis in the State because we will neither condone such unholy act of allocating votes to a candidate who spent much of his time sleeping to the determinant of a candidate whose feats are well acknowledged by every visitor to Ebonyi State.

Monica pleads with the security agencies to investigate this wicked plot as any attempt to subvert the will of Ebonyi people will be a call to anarchy.

“Governor Umahi has proved beyond every doubt that he is on a divine mission in Ebonyi State and anybody plotting to truncate God’s vision for our dear State will be highly resisted accordingly” Ada Ebonyi said.

She boasted that with the 140 Ebonyi traditional rulers that endorsed Umahi for 2019 and the extraordinary feats he has achieved his March 2nd 2019 reelection bid is assured and guaranted not matter the odds

“Let me reiterate that those who are plotting to plunge our dear State into crisis to note that Ebonyi State is known for peace. Ebonyi is known for progress. Election is not all about fighting and killing or oppressing people anyhow. So those who goes about destroying and burning the billboards of the Governor and PDP candidates to desist from such acts as it will not make any difference in this election as the imprints of Governor Umahi is well rooted in the hearts of every Ebonyians”  Monica declared.

Let me counsel every Ebonyian to feel free to cast their votes as all necessary efforts will be made to protect the sanctity of the ballot in the State.

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