The Ebonyi State government, on Wednesday, declared a seven-day mourning period in memoryof Governor Dave Umahi’s late mother, Mrs Margaret Umahi.Dr. Kelechi Igwe, the Deputy Governor, made the declaration when members of the State Executive Council and other top government officials signed the condolence register at the governor’s lodge in Abakaliki, the state capital.It was learnt that Mrs Umahi died on Tuesday during a brief illness in a hospital in Enugu, the Enugu State capital.According to Igwe, the government will observe aseven-day mourning period for her, with praise and worship sessions between 9.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. every morning."The morning session will be held at the Government House Chapel while the evening session will be held at the International Conference Centre, Abakaliki, between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m."All members of the executive council and other top government officials are expected to observe these activities religiously while permanent secretaries are to replicate the activities at their various ministries."Local Government Areas Caretaker Committee chairmen are also expected to replicate same at their various councils,” Igwe said. Umahi thanked the officials for their concern during this period of grief and prayed God to reward them abundantly.


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God help Ebonyi with a serious government.

Very unlucky state.

Rip

Hope when a civil servants mum die they wil also declear at least 2 days mourning period

RIP mama!

May her soul rest in peace.

This useless governor has refused to implement the minimum wage many other states are paying to their civil servants and he thinks he does not deserve any calamity that will befall him, he gets allocation monthly from abuja yet refuses to pay workers their salary as at when due. He is a bug monster and EFCC should keep him in their books.

What's the business of civil servants when your mother dies? So the whole state should be in darkness for one good month for a non-office holder?

SMH. No one is above the state.

7 days ke? Éven when Yar'adua died Nigeria never had such long holiday. What a joke

7 What

Is this a joke thread, smh for this country. A case of the primitive leading the ignorant. Why are the top officials of the state being forced to mourn,haven't they got a state with living Nigerians to steer.. Primitive country.

RIP

Ebonyi and their third world governments sha , I tire o, Why dem no kuku declare state burial for the mama .

Okay, for the first time I agree. Nigeria is a joke. what if the Governor dies (God forbid), it will be for 1 year