{"id":116471,"date":"2024-04-20T21:35:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/im-not-fighting-with-my-successor-like-other-ex-governors-umahi"},"modified":"2024-04-20T23:51:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T22:51:13","slug":"im-not-fighting-with-my-successor-like-other-ex-governors-umahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-not-fighting-with-my-successor-like-other-ex-governors-umahi","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not fighting with my successor like other ex-governors \u2013 Umahi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Immediate past Ebonyi governor, David Umahi, says he is happy that his successor, Francis Nwifuru, still honours him after leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Umahi said this while speaking with newsmen after being conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the Ebonyi State University on Saturday in Abakaliki.<\/p>\n<p>Umahi, Minister of Works, said it was not common to hand over to a successor and still be continually honoured by him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is the handwork of God and I am grateful to him and the governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernors and their predecessors are fighting in many states but in Ebonyi we are always celebrating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the mercy of God and the wisdom bestowed on the governor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister commended Governor Nwifuru for sowing the seed of peace in the state and assured that such would be sustained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see that the state is on steady rise and what I could not finish as David he is doing as Solomon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is my son in whom I am well pleased, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Umahi thanked the university for honouring him and others, and pledged to continue contributing to its development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI commend the Vice-Chancellor and management for the amazing feats recorded by the institution, we all are proud to have a university with such records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe job is easy when you are not the one doing it, and I thank the state governor for his great works in the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will consult with my fellow awardees and we would definitely offer huge support to the university,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Immediate past Ebonyi governor, David Umahi, says he is happy that his successor, Francis Nwifuru, still honours him after leaving office. Umahi said this while speaking with newsmen after being conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the Ebonyi State University on Saturday in Abakaliki. 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