By CHARLES IWUOHA

Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, says nothing on earth would stop the inauguration of Governor-elect, Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, come May 29, 2023.

Umahi stated this at the weekend while addressing prominent leaders and stakeholders of Ebonyi State, during the burial ceremony of Prince Michael Ekumankama, father of the Minister of State for Health, Chief Joseph Nkama at his Edda Amangwu country home, Afikpo Local government Area of the state.

The Governor also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the various financial assistance granted to Ebonyi State which he said led to the construction of valuable projects in Edda community, wherein the minister, Ekuma nkama Joseph hails from.

He equally applauded President Buhari for the approval of his ministerial nominee, which led to Joseph Ekuma nkama becoming the minister of state for Health.

Umahi described the late father of the minister, that died at the age of ninety-four years (94yrs) as a man of peace and unity.

He cautioned stakeholders of the state to abolish the politics of Clannishness, stressing that his administration will stop at nothing to ensure that such action is totally destroyed before the expiration of his tenure.

The outgoing governor, also tasked all well-meaning leaders of the state to give maximum support to the incoming administration led by the governor-elect, Francis Nwifuru, to continue with the legacies that are already in place in the state.

He called on all prominent stakeholders and citizens of the state to unite for the growth of the state.

Earlier in a remark, the Minister of State for Health, Chief Joseph Ekumankama, said his father lived a life of contentment and was free from greed.

He attributed the rise in social vices and youths’ restiveness in society to lack of parental training and greed.

Ekumankama also applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, Ministers, Governor David Umahi and prominent leaders of the nation who attended the burial of his father.

He said: “There is moral decadence in the society. There are lots of social vices going on and parents should revert to the basis of training their children to have a good moral standard. The good lives we are living today, are as a result of what we learnt from our father.

“Parents shouldn’t be lacking in advising their children to follow good ways of life so that there will be no social vices in the society,” he stated.