The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Hon. Charles Akpuenika has felicitated with the State Governor, Chief, Engr David Umahi on the auspicious occasion of his 59th birthday celebration.

Akpuenika, who is the Leader of non-indigenes in the state eulogised that the governor weathered the storm of political and social nuances, to achieve incredible feats.

"This is aptly demonstrated in your monumental and out of the world Infrastructural strides coupled with social re-engineering of Ebonyi state,".

He noted that the governor was a man of firsts in the annals of the state's history with several landmark feats that have placed it above several others in the country.

"Umahi is the first governor to give functional street light to Ebonyians and the first to construct international flyovers in the state.

"Umahi is the first governor to construct industrial clusters across the three senatorial zones of the state and the first to spend millions of naira as empowerment packages to the people.

"He is the first governor to offer over 250 free Toyota Sienna vehicles to Ebonyians and the first to offer over 300 units of free tricycles (Keke) to Ebonyians.

"He is the first governor to construct an ultra-modern Dubai standard shopping mall in the state and the first to construct functional, aesthetic water fountains around Abakaliki and environs.

"The governor is the first to practically enhance the wellbeing of traditional rulers in the state by increasing their salaries by over 100 percent and offering them brand new jeeps, a gesture also extended to church leaders

"He is the first to embark on the construction of a 30,000 capacity international stadium and the first to construct a western world standard, fully equipped Government House.

He is first governor to construct an international airport in Ebonyi, an ultra modern, western world standard university of medical sciences and also
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Akpuenika said that the governor realizes the important role women play in the development of any society which made him empower his wife Rachael to embark on several human uplifting interventions such as construction of houses for widows in the 13 LGAs

"He has actually commenced the construction of the ring road which connects eight LGAs of the state. a feat not achieved by the previous administrations.

... and some many others.

As we look forward to his successful anchoring of the ship of the state's administration in 2023, we earnestly pray that God gives him long life, protection, guidance, wisdom among other blessings.

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