Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi
has revealed that he became a billionaire at 25 years of age due to hard work
and commitment to duty.
Umahi, who made the declaration
while interacting with leaders of Abakpa main market in Abakaliki, debunked
social media reports that he owns shops at the market and built his house
within one year.
“I work very hard, I am not a
poor person, but a very, very rich person.
“You can’t use the state’s money
and still do all these things (projects) we are doing, I don’t have any shop or
any interest in the market,” he said.
The governor also said rescinding
some of the decisions on the relocation of the traders from the market was due
to the intervention by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
He also announced that the Abakpa
market would now be designated and called Ebonyi Fruits and Vegetable Market.
“We presently have a special
assistant on the market, the structures that are still strong are going to be
renovated.
“The traders have two options: it
is either you renovate it to our taste and become landlords or we do it on our
own and you are no longer the landlord,” he added.
Umahi also announced that due to
the intervention of CAN, the government had changed the date of the trader’s
relocation to the state’s international market to Jan.10, 2020 instead of the
original Oct.15, 2019.
He also ordered that some of the
shops that were hitherto sealed in the market and re-opened be re-sealed due to
the owners’ reluctance to withdraw their lawsuits against the government.
“The same applies to the such
traders at the building materials market as we will enter into appearance with
those who took us to court,” he said.
The Chairman of CAN in the state,
Rev. Fr Abraham Nwali, thanked the governor for his magnanimity in extending
the relocation date, adding that the association would ensure an amicable
resolution of the issue.
Nwali, who is also the governor’s
Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Religion and Welfare Matters, called for
cooperation by all concerned parties in the overall interest of stakeholders.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the traders had been having a running battle with the state
government over their relocation to the international market.
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