Viewers Corner honestly sympathize with Governor David Umahi for the loss of his mother, is painful to lose one’s mother. We understand how Governor David Umahi is feeling at the moment, Sorry.
Information from our correspondent in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state (Nigeria) revealed that the Governor declared a seven-day mourning prayer programme for his late mother in Ebonyi state thereby making the state to be in partial shutdown for seven days.
He made it in such way that all the Executive Council members, chairmen and members of the boards and parastatals, 13 caretaker committee chairmen, 64 development centre coordinators and all permanent secretaries in all ministries in the state must abide by this rule of observing the mourning prayer programmes both in the morning and evening for seven days. He made it compulsory for everyone under his leadership which is very wrong. Governor David Umahi should understand that the dead woman is his mother and not the mother of all Ebonyi state indigenes, therefore imposing this sort of law on the people of Ebonyi state is not appropriate. Viewers Corner ask again, is Governor David Umahi practising dictatorship kind of government in Ebonyi state?
Again, closing down Ebonyi state government for seven days should be seen as economic waste, David Umahi should remember that he is not the only person in the state, David Umahi does not own the state alone. This attitude he exhibited can only happen in third world countries like Nigeria where some leaders with very low mentality can manipulate the citizens of their states just like that by imposing laws and regulations as they wish without minding the principles of democracy and the right of every individual in the country. Viewers Corner have always known that the Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi is not qualified to lead his people. He came to power as a result of desperation, somehow if he knew the importance of good governance, he should not have closed down the activities in the state because he lost his mother. This seven days period of closure in Ebonyi state will surely affect the revenue coming into the state treasury and his supporters/advisers are not telling Governor David Umahi the truth that is why he is taking everyone in the state for a ride. Viewers Corner is proposing a tutorial for him (David Umahi) which is PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE.
In Viewers Corner’s analysis board, we scored Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state zero percent (0%) in all his activities in Ebonyi state. He should be honest, transparent and should not take laws into his own hands, what he is doing at the moment shows that he is undermining the principles of democracy and good governance in the state.
Once again, Viewers Corner is appealing that Governor David Umahi do the right thing, he should try and follow the success stories of those who made it to the top through hard work, honesty, transparency and dedication. Governor David Umahi should be nice to the people of Ebonyi state at all times.
Source: Viewers Corner News, Germany.