It is so surprising to see that some leaders in Nigeria are living very large while the people of the country (Nigeria) who made them become leaders are being subjected to abject poverty. Another terrible aspect is that some of the people who are being deceived by some of these Nigerian leaders would not read the handwriting on the wall, this is like fooling the people you are leading which is wrong. Normally the wealth of the nation should be directed nicely to reach everyone both in the state and federal. We (Viewers Corner News team) are making reference to governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state and his recent 5% salary increment made to workers in Ebonyi state, we do not regard that as being fair. Let us look at it very closely, when former governor Martin Elechi was the governor of Ebonyi state, he increased workers’ salaries to 50% and paid it for four months before he handed over to his successor (David Umahi). When governor David Umahi was campaigning, he promised the workers a 100% salary increment if the people elect him the governor of Ebonyi state. Immediately he was sworn in, those promises he made to the people of Ebonyi state were thrown into the trash box, even the 50% former governor Martin Elechi was paying the workers was abolished and the 100% governor Umahi promised the workers when he was campaigning could not be paid. In Ebonyi state, workers’ salaries are not paid in full and governor David Umahi created a direct labour system which himself and his brother Augustine Umahi are using to execute almost all the contracts in Ebonyi state without considering the survival of other contractors in the state, this is very wrong. We (Viewers Corner News team) also gathered that in Ebonyi state, they do not have permanent Secretaries, Governor David Umahi retired all permanent secretaries in the state. All the civil servants he retired have not received their gratuities till today and now he came up with a 5% salary increment after he abolished the 50% the workers were enjoying during former governor Martin Elechi’s administration and up till now some people can not read the handwriting on the wall, this is very surprising. What about the federal allocation governor David Umahi receives every month and the internally generated revenues from the state? How is he using them?
However a day of reckoning would come when governor David Umahi would give account on how Ebonyi state funds were spent while the people he is leading remain in abject poverty. Governor David Umahi has allegedly made another promise to give loan up to the tune of 200,000 Naira to people in the state for agricultural purposes, this would have been good if implemented but then he has made similar promises in the past but failed to fulfill them and now he is at it again. All we (Viewers Corner News and the advisory team) are pleading for is that you should pay workers their full salary, pay the ones you sacked their entitlements so that they can set up something meaningful for themselves which would enable them live a normal and happy life instead of making empty promises. Please think about it and stop deceiving the people of Ebonyi state with your fake loan facilities because this is not the first time such promise is made and broken, be fair to the people of Ebonyi state at all times please