toffyz:
poverty stricken states....

nonsobaba:
And their stupid governor is busy wasting billions on useless flyover when his people can barely afford bicycles in a state where keke ownership is a status symbol

superlanny:
Which state is rich in Nigeria, there is always a way we naija people just love negativity, are we cursed with spreading bad news, upon all the massive gains by umahi in Ebonyi

mathewLonger:
This is not a political party matter. This is fact speaking. Only southern state in the top 10 poorest states; increase in poverty rate from 47% in 2014 to 73.6% today; Only state in Nigeria where civil servants are grossly and comprehensively under paid and denied promotion; only state in Nigeria where promotion and other workers entitlements are denied without reference, only state where the cost of land registration is ten folds the cost of the land itself. That is why Ebonyi State is different. We can keep politics aside till 2023 and focus on matters of national interest.

mathewLonger:
That Ebonyi State is a poor state is not a news. What is a news is that the state is the only Southern state with poverty rate as high as 73.6%, ranking along the conflict-ridden northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe. Of note is that as at 2014, Ebonyi was only in the 17th position, with just 47% poverty rate.

Someone should honourably take responsibility of this deterioration. With this statistics, one wonders what is the basis for defining good leadership. A state where a level 15 civil servant of up 20 years in service goes home with a salary of barely N90,000; and a graduate at level 8 goes home with less than N25,000. Ebonyi is the only state where for the past 5 years, civil servants have only witness a single promotion (conducted last year for the purposes of election), where neither leave allowances nor promotion arrears have been paid for more than half a decade, and where pension and gratuity arrears are either owed with impunity or proudly paid in piece meal. To make matters worse, according to a recent policy of the State Government, promotion in the state civil service shall henceforth only be based on "vacancies" (and not merit nor seniority).

The problem is that there is no other industry in the state than the civil service. And so any policy that impoverishes the civil servant, automatically impoverishes all - the dependents and the traders. That the governance system in Ebonyi State has collapsed completely is an understatement. While the people die in penury, the Governor prides himself as being a God-sent - building flyovers, conference centres, malls, airport, ecumenical centre. Perhaps, I guess, he is building the roads to smooth the transition from poverty to death. Perhaps, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Ebonyi people are the most sinful and God has sent the governor to come and punish them according.

God help us.

See the 2019 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics; and https://leadership.ng/2019/04/23/insecurity-and-its-impact-on-northern-nigeria/

mathewLonger:
That Ebonyi State is a poor state is not a news. What is a news is that the state is the only Southern state with poverty rate as high as 73.6%, ranking along the conflict-ridden northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe. Of note is that as at 2014, Ebonyi was only in the 17th position, with just 47% poverty rate.

Someone should honourably take responsibility of this deterioration. With this statistics, one wonders what is the basis for defining good leadership. A state where a level 15 civil servant of up 20 years in service goes home with a salary of barely N90,000; and a graduate at level 8 goes home with less than N25,000. Ebonyi is the only state where for the past 5 years, civil servants have only witness a single promotion (conducted last year for the purposes of election), where neither leave allowances nor promotion arrears have been paid for more than half a decade, and where pension and gratuity arrears are either owed with impunity or proudly paid in piece meal. To make matters worse, according to a recent policy of the State Government, promotion in the state civil service shall henceforth only be based on "vacancies" (and not merit nor seniority).

The problem is that there is no other industry in the state than the civil service. And so any policy that impoverishes the civil servant, automatically impoverishes all - the dependents and the traders. That the governance system in Ebonyi State has collapsed completely is an understatement. While the people die in penury, the Governor prides himself as being a God-sent - building flyovers, conference centres, malls, airport, ecumenical centre. Perhaps, I guess, he is building the roads to smooth the transition from poverty to death. Perhaps, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Ebonyi people are the most sinful and God has sent the governor to come and punish them according.

God help us.

See the 2019 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics; and https://leadership.ng/2019/04/23/insecurity-and-its-impact-on-northern-nigeria/

nazicartel:
forget everything.. umahi has tried, anytime I visit abia state I feels somehow... that state needs a very good leader, Okezuo is a FAILURE.. Okezuo lacks comon sense.. I don't even know how he became a governor.

What is a news is that the state is the only Southern state with poverty rate as high as 73.6%, ranking along the conflict-ridden northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe

the Governor prides himself as being a God-sent - building flyovers, conference centres, malls, airport, ecumenical centre.

ofeco:

You should be thankful that he is building infrastructures, some states like Abia, Benue, Kogi etc have governors that are afraid of providing infrastructures and paying of salaries. Ebonyians are 80% farmers so building good roads will enable them to convey their farm products to the nearest markets.

mathewLonger:
That Ebonyi State is a poor state is not a news. What is a news is that the state is the only Southern state with poverty rate as high as 73.6%, ranking along the conflict-ridden northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe. Of note is that as at 2014, Ebonyi was only in the 17th position, with just 47% poverty rate.

Someone should honourably take responsibility of this deterioration. With this statistics, one wonders what is the basis for defining good leadership. A state where a level 15 civil servant of up 20 years in service goes home with a salary of barely N90,000; and a graduate at level 8 goes home with less than N25,000. Ebonyi is the only state where for the past 5 years, civil servants have only witness a single promotion (conducted last year for the purposes of election), where neither leave allowances nor promotion arrears have been paid for more than half a decade, and where pension and gratuity arrears are either owed with impunity or proudly paid in piece meal. To make matters worse, according to a recent policy of the State Government, promotion in the state civil service shall henceforth only be based on "vacancies" (and not merit nor seniority).

The problem is that there is no other industry in the state than the civil service. And so any policy that impoverishes the civil servant, automatically impoverishes all - the dependents and the traders. That the governance system in Ebonyi State has collapsed completely is an understatement. While the people die in penury, the Governor prides himself as being a God-sent - building flyovers, conference centres, malls, airport, ecumenical centre. Perhaps, I guess, he is building the roads to smooth the transition from poverty to death. Perhaps, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Ebonyi people are the most sinful and God has sent the governor to come and punish them according.

God help us.

See the 2019 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics; and https://leadership.ng/2019/04/23/insecurity-and-its-impact-on-northern-nigeria/

mathewLonger:
That Ebonyi State is a poor state is not a news. What is a news is that the state is the only Southern state with poverty rate as high as 73.6%, ranking along the conflict-ridden northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe. Of note is that as at 2014, Ebonyi was only in the 17th position, with just 47% poverty rate.

Someone should honourably take responsibility of this deterioration. With this statistics, one wonders what is the basis for defining good leadership. A state where a level 15 civil servant of up 20 years in service goes home with a salary of barely N90,000; and a graduate at level 8 goes home with less than N25,000. Ebonyi is the only state where for the past 5 years, civil servants have only witness a single promotion (conducted last year for the purposes of election), where neither leave allowances nor promotion arrears have been paid for more than half a decade, and where pension and gratuity arrears are either owed with impunity or proudly paid in piece meal. To make matters worse, according to a recent policy of the State Government, promotion in the state civil service shall henceforth only be based on "vacancies" (and not merit nor seniority).

The problem is that there is no other industry in the state than the civil service. And so any policy that impoverishes the civil servant, automatically impoverishes all - the dependents and the traders. That the governance system in Ebonyi State has collapsed completely is an understatement. While the people die in penury, the Governor prides himself as being a God-sent - building flyovers, conference centres, malls, airport, ecumenical centre. Perhaps, I guess, he is building the roads to smooth the transition from poverty to death. Perhaps, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Ebonyi people are the most sinful and God has sent the governor to come and punish them according.

God help us.

See the 2019 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics; and https://leadership.ng/2019/04/23/insecurity-and-its-impact-on-northern-nigeria/

mathewLonger:
That Ebonyi State is a poor state is not a news. What is a news is that the state is the only Southern state with poverty rate as high as 73.6%, ranking along the conflict-ridden northern states like Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Borno, Yobe. Of note is that as at 2014, Ebonyi was only in the 17th position, with just 47% poverty rate.

Someone should honourably take responsibility of this deterioration. With this statistics, one wonders what is the basis for defining good leadership. A state where a level 15 civil servant of up 20 years in service goes home with a salary of barely N90,000; and a graduate at level 8 goes home with less than N25,000. Ebonyi is the only state where for the past 5 years, civil servants have only witness a single promotion (conducted last year for the purposes of election), where neither leave allowances nor promotion arrears have been paid for more than half a decade, and where pension and gratuity arrears are either owed with impunity or proudly paid in piece meal. To make matters worse, according to a recent policy of the State Government, promotion in the state civil service shall henceforth only be based on "vacancies" (and not merit nor seniority).

The problem is that there is no other industry in the state than the civil service. And so any policy that impoverishes the civil servant, automatically impoverishes all - the dependents and the traders. That the governance system in Ebonyi State has collapsed completely is an understatement. While the people die in penury, the Governor prides himself as being a God-sent - building flyovers, conference centres, malls, airport, ecumenical centre. Perhaps, I guess, he is building the roads to smooth the transition from poverty to death. Perhaps, like Sodom and Gomorrah, Ebonyi people are the most sinful and God has sent the governor to come and punish them according.

God help us.

See the 2019 Report of the National Bureau of Statistics; and https://leadership.ng/2019/04/23/insecurity-and-its-impact-on-northern-nigeria/

nonsobaba:
And their stupid governor is busy wasting billions on useless flyover when his people can barely afford bicycles in a state where keke ownership is a status symbol

superlightning:


its foolish to compare one state with another. let all states grow at their own pace.

in terms of education, security and economy, Abia state is doing well, even better than most states in Nigeria.

superlightning:



na you get your brain.

by the way, golden guinea will soon commence full operations. FDI for Aba has increased. the road infrastructure are being worked on.

hating and sadism won't help you o....it won't help

toffyz:
poverty stricken states....

ofeco:


It is not hate but pity for you guys that keep praising mediocrity, Umuahia Ikot Ekpene road is in bad shape, Umuahia Aba road has not been completed for years, is it the fly over at osisioma that has been commissioned? go to Abakaliki, all the federal roads that connects the state to other states are in good shape. presently Umuahia is the most underdeveloped state capital in south east .