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Governor David Umahi<\/a> of Ebonyi State has said that he became a billionaire at the age of 25.<\/p>\n

Umahi made the disclosure while interacting with leadership of Abakpa main market in Abakaliki, NAN reports.<\/p>\n

The governor said he became a billionaire at the age of 25 due to hard work and commitment to duty, adding that he is a very rich person.<\/p>\n

He also debunked social media reports that he owns shops at the market and built his house within one year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI work very hard, I am not a poor person but a very, very rich person.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t use the state\u2019s money and still do all these things (projects) we are doing, I don\u2019t have any shop or any interest in the market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> (CAN).<\/p>\n

He also announced that the Abakpa market would now be designated and called Ebonyi Fruits and Vegetable Market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe presently have a special assistant on the market, the structures that are still strong are going to be renovated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Umahi also announced that due to the intervention of CAN, the government had changed the date of the trader\u2019s relocation to the state\u2019s international market to Jan.10, 2020 instead of the original Oct.15, 2019.<\/p>\n

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\u2019 reluctance to withdraw their lawsuits against the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same applies to the such traders at the building materials market as we will enter into appearance with those who took us to court,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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