‘Wike envious of Umahi’s achievement in Ebonyi’

The Ebonyi State Government has accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of being envious of the achievements of Governor David Umahi.

In a statement by Francis Nwaze, Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, the state government accused Wike of talking like he had the judiciary under control.

The Ebonyi government was reacting to Wike’s statement on Umahi’s sack by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

“Wike from the statement has taken responsibility for the pronouncement of the Federal High Court, thus requiring that he explains to Nigerians how he now calls the shots in the nation’s judiciary without being a judge.

“While we will not get intoxicated and begin to comment on a case that is already pending in a court of competent jurisdiction like Wike, we like to place it on record that Ebonyi State is not in the same geopolitical zone with Rivers State and so nothing would have prompted Nyesom Wike to make such unguarded comment about Governor Umahi if he is not a cheeky hatchet job-man.

“It is on record that Governor Umahi since the legal battle started has conducted himself properly by filing an appeal in a court of superior records and did not resort to horse-trading like his counterpart, Nyesom Wike who speaks as if he has the Nigeria judiciary in his armpit, which is impossible.

“We are however not unaware that the envy of Nyesom Wike is the earth-shattering accomplishments of the Governor Umahi led administration in Ebonyi State which include but are not limited to over seventeen twin flyovers, state of the art King David University of Medical Sciences, the best of its kind in Africa, the shopping mall, the best international airport in Nigeria, payment of civil servants, massive empowerment of the youths, widows, clergy and so much more.

“While not joining issues with the governor, we like to remind Wike that hence he wriggled himself out of the 2015 Appeal Court ruling dismissing him as Governor of Rivers State, Governor Umahi would come out of his current legal issues stronger and unscathed while still proceeding on his presidential ambition gallantly.

“Not minding his looney voice, we want to emphasize that Governor Umahi and Ebonyians have absolute confidence in the Nigeria judiciary to carry out an unbiased adjudication which would open a new vista of precedence in justice dispensation in Nigeria,” the statement read.