Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi, has revealed that he became a billionaire at the age of 25 years old due to his hard work and dedication.
He made this known while interacting with leaders of Abakpa main market in Abakaliki. He added that the social media reports about him owning shops at the market and building his house within one year were false.
He said:
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“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.”
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The governor also said rescinding some of the decisions on the relocation of the traders from the market was due to the intervention of 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 January 10, 2020 instead of the original October 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 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 on religion and welfare matters, called for cooperation by all concerned parties in the overall interest of stakeholders.
