Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has said that he has no issues with outgoing Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, and that it had been proven by the latter awarding him the Grand Commander of Imo.
Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Emmanuel Onwe, in a release on Tuesday, said Mr Umahi made the statement late Monday in Abakaliki during a chat with journalists to showcase his performances in four years and projections for his second tenure.
“Okorocha is our leader, a great son of Igboland and we are in very good terms,” the governor said.
Umahi said he would back Francis Nwifuru as Speaker of the state House of Assembly if the members support his re-election.
He said the permanent secretaries-designate who perform poorly within two months in office would be retired from the state civil service, while those who perform creditably would be retained.
On the projections for his second term, Umahi said: “We will pay attention to human empowerment in the second tenure and embark on developmental projects such as an airport, Olympic-size stadium, dualisation of Abakaliki-Enugu and Afikpo federal roads, among others.”
