My administration eradicated underdevelopment in Ebonyi ― Umahi
The outgoing governor of Ebonyi, Mr. David Umahi, saidthe state was emancipated from the shackles of underdevelopment, rejection, and dejection under his administration.
Umahi made the assertion on the occasion of his account of stewardship and pre-inauguration gala night on Sunday night in Abakaliki.
According to the governor, the state is now a “reference point in innovative development.
“Thank God we finished strong, and God has blessed our Divine Mandate with a successor who has the capacity and passion to deepen the development prospects of the state.
“Today, God has answered our prayers with a successor that has an outstanding pedigree and has served the state with dedication and commitment.
“We can say that “we have run a race, we have fought the good fight, we have finished the race, we have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7),” he added.
On his performance as governor, Umahi said his administration made successes in different fields of endeavor, including education, infrastructure, rural electrification projects, human empowerment, and agriculture.
“So far, we have reduced the rate of out-of-school children from 12 percent to 2 percent.
“We constructed brand new school buildings numbering over 4,000 and renovated over 3,000 school buildings, all scattered in 13 local government areas of the state.”
The governor further expressed joy at keeping his promise on road infrastructure.
“Our state has been a construction site from the first day to our last day in office.
“When I came on board, we made sure that every local government area had at least 40 kilometers of roads done in rigid pavement.
“We created more satellite towns in each of the senatorial zones and more roads to bring the satellite towns to a befitting status.
“A total of 1,500 kilometers of roads have been constructed in the state under my administration, and those roads have helped in intercommunity connectivity,” he said.
Dr. Kelechi Igwe, his deputy, who gave the toast, described Umahi as a visionary governor and prayed to God to see him through his life endeavors.
