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Elechi turns to Farming
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Unlike other former governors who during their
tenures, bought choice houses in Abuja, the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), perhaps to remain
close to the seat of power after their tenures,
immediate past Ebonyi State governor, Chief
Martin Elechi, after handing over to his successor,
Chief Dave Umahi at the Abakaliki Township
Stadium on May 29, moved down to his Echialike
country home where he has remained till date.
Political associates and other friends of the
former governor had expected that he would
remain in Abakiliki, the state capital but he
shocked them when he opted to relocate to the
village.
Elechi’s only known building in Abakaliki is
situated at No 1, Okpara Street, and is now used
by one of his sons to run a cyber cafe.
Known for his simplicity and low life posture
during his eight years in office, Elechi maintained
his old house in the village which neither received
any modern architectural design or any other
renovation, LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered.
The former governor, according to information
gathered by LEADERSHIP Sunday, has taken to
farming since he left office. He is said to have
joined his wife, Mrs. Josephine Elechi, in
agricultural activities on her farm, JOSEL
Shonghai Farms, located behind the popular
Hatchery Company in Nkaliki area of the state.
The former governor and wife are now into
fishery, piggery, poultry, horticulture and
production of fruit drinks. The farm, a large
agricultural firm, which also trains people in
different agricultural sectors, also distributes one
of the best fruit drinks in the South-east region.
The product has become a household name in the
fruit drink industry in the zone.
Apart from the farm, the former governor who is
regarded as one of the biggest rice producers in
the state has reportedly, gone back to his rice
production business.
Sources close to the governor said the Governor
who had wished to live a quiet life with his wife,
has been receiving visitors from all works of life,
even more than he used to while he was in office,
among them his political associates, friends and
other members of the society, as well as leaders
of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade
Union Congress (TUC), who on different
occasions, visited the former governor to seek his
views and wise counsel on the lingering wage
crisis between civil servants and the incumbent
government.
The former governor has not been sighted at any
social or political function since he left office.
Apart from his invitation and subsequent visit to
the headquarters of the EFCC shortly after he left
office, following the over 57 petitions before the
commission, against him, alleging
misappropriation of funds, he has not been very
visible in the public domain. While the encounter
with the anti-graft agency lasted, efforts to get a
reaction from the former governor to the
allegations against him were unsuccessful as he
has remained silent over the matter.
According to his political associate, Comrade
Chinedu Ogah, Elechi’s choice to remain out of
circulation for a while may not be unconnected
with his decision not to make any comment that
may trigger political debate or controversy in the
state, having expressed his displeasure with the
election process that saw the emergence of his
successor, the current governor.
His relationship with his successor is everything
but cordial, as the latter has severally described
his administration as corrupt. Most of the
projects he embarked on and commissioned have
also either been adjudged as uncompleted or
inflated.
Similarly, Elechi’s political structures in the state
have been dismantled by the present
administration, just as his political appointees,
particularly the local council caretaker committee
chairmen that worked under him, were probed by
the state House of Assembly and asked to refund
over N1.3 billion allegedly embezzled by them.
The House committee indicted the chairmen, a
development which forced them to dump the PDP
to the APC as they described their indictment as
witch-hunting.
Former caretaker committee chairman of Afikpo
North local government area under the Elechi
administration, Pharmacist Tony Ekoh, accused
the present administration of being on a vendetta
mission.

OrlandoOwoh:
I doubt any former governor will remain relevant in the mainstream of the Nigerian polity like Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Akynzodeighbour:
they are all thieves that cant go broke