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Friday, 1 July 2016

Former Ebonyi state governor, Martin Elechi, turns down N29m car gift from his successor

Immediate past governor of Ebonyi state, Martin Elechi and his successor, Dave Umahi, are currently at loggerheads after the former governor rejected a N29 million car gift from the current governor.

The state government had recently purchased four SUVs at N29 million each for 3 former governors of the state namely Sam Egwu, Ogbonnaya Onu and Martin Elechi and also former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim.

According to a letter sent to the recipients, the car gift is in recognition of the contributions of the former leaders in the development of their state. However the immediate past governor of the state, Elechi returned his own car.

In a letter he sent to the state governor, Elechi said he does not understand the rationale behind the gift. According to him, the same government that has approached EFCC to investigate him and two of his children over allegations of corruption, cannot be offering him a gift.
“As if the bad verdict on projects is not enough, there is the saga of malicious and false petitions against me and two of my children to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)… This is courtesy of Your Excellency’s ingenuity with your team players,” he wrote.
Umahi has however denied asking the EFCC to go after Elechi and his sons. Speaking during an agricultural summit organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abakaliki yesterday June 30th, Umahi said
“This administration never wrote anything to EFCC. I speak to you in the name of God I serve. I told EFCC leave this man because of his age. If you find him wanting in terms of money, tell me I will be paying small small until I finish paying it. I said that in the name of he that brought us to leadership but not for his sons. His children will answer to whatever thing they committed” he said

39 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow... He cldnt have done it better than this. A wise man he is, Bravo daddy!!!

Unknown said...

Hmm

ADeSeWa said...

29million naira?.... hmmmm

Joyous babe said...

For this austerity! Car of 29m cheii,all this our politicians don finish this country.

Anonymous said...

Yet they say there is no money to pay workers, why do we have wicked leaders?

Unknown said...

STORY, STORY, STORY

Chizzy Liz said...

*******************hmmmmmmmmmm *****EFCC come n cee oooo

Chris said...

I think both of them needs to find a common ground for the sake of peace..

Anonymous said...

The fear of Buhari. Lol

Unknown said...

Just imagine! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

"If you find him wanting in terms of money, tell me I will be paying small small until I finish paying it" - Governor
From your personal money or the state's funds? Please tell us

Eva Da Diva...

Unknown said...

Gov Umahi those men have more than enough pls channel the state money to paying civil servants and pensioners

LIB REP (中华人民共和国) said...

He did so well

BONARIO NNAGS said...

"I toldI told EFCC leave this man because of his age. If you find him wanting in terms of money, tell me I will be paying small small until I finish paying it"

Hehehehe sounds stupid to me, joking with the money of Ebonyi people.



~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

WOOOW, HOW MANY POLITICIANS CAN DO THAT?








AUNTY LINDA....

Unknown said...

Well, he has reasonable grounds not to accept!

Hessaawards2019.com said...

No be by force to collect the car gift naa.. It shouldn't be a problem..

Na me talk am!

Long Live Lib!!!

buzzer said...

This is ridiculous I bet many citizens are suffering in that state. Buying gift worth of 116 millions to the riches I wept for Nigeria.

Unknown said...

The fear of Efcc, let him keep his 29m car mbok

Anonymous said...

29m is nothing to him na. Lol,See Hot leaked video of Popular celeb smashing. Watch this

Bitcoin miner said...

That is a wise decision

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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And we dont have light for months but millions is been spent here and there....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Dey shld sort demselves out


...merited happiness

Unknown said...

Cool

Unknown said...

why the gift at this time to those whom are already rich? Ebonyi State is one of the poorest if not the poorest in Nigeria, 116 million Naira is a lot and can actualise a few projects for the benefit of the people. Good he returned it but I wish it was on a better ground other than politics. God bless Ebonyi State!

Unknown said...

why the gift at this time to those whom are already rich? Ebonyi State is one of the poorest if not the poorest in Nigeria, 116 million Naira is a lot and can actualise a few projects for the benefit of the people. Good he returned it but I wish it was on a better ground other than politics. God bless Ebonyi State!

Unknown said...

I comment my reserve...





...... Liber maniac.....

Unknown said...

Your people are suffering yet you are giving out cars worth N29m as gift.You know what I call this wickedness

Anonymous said...

Is this what the new governor wants to use the meager resources allocated to him on?.
I am sure he does not have any meaningful agenda for those he wants to govern.

Unknown said...

good man buh still u na looter
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Unknown said...

the idiot offered him 29m worth of cars with all this poverty faces you see in Ebonyi permanently. senseless idiotic politicians

...LIB doctor

Nnaife said...

Dave Umahi is useless and wicked. He should stop messing up Ebonyi State.

Anonymous said...

Mr Dave the state governor is rich on his own before he became governor..so he may spend his personal money..go to ebonyi and check

Anonymous said...

I think Dave is the most corrupt Nigerian

Unknown said...

This is laughable!!!! Like seriously? In such a time as this; 29m SUV for what? This is insane!!! Nigerian politicians are bunch of fools

Unknown said...

Nigerian politicians are bunch of fools; 29m worth SUV for what? Can they afford a car? Are you kidding me? In such a time as this; that salaries aren't paid? This is insane!!!! Ogbonnaya Onu is currently a serving minister, Ayim Pius immediate past SFGN. Shame on them for accepting such gift at the detriment of poor citizens.

@bolddy said...

Dave you are not prioritize

Unknown said...

Seriously that is what am thinking, for whose pocket

Anonymous said...

God bless this past governor for not being fooled by gifts. Who knows the governor might have given him that just to trap him in some way. I feel so angry about this current governor, a state that doesnt even have electric pole, no good roads, where the citizens still live in mud houses has 29 miilion x 4 to be giving to people.I dunno why wicked fools like him occupy these positions in Naija.

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