Umahi Dissolves Elders Forum Leadership
By Joyce Aroh
Governor of Ebonyi State Engr David Umahi on Wednesday dissolved the leadership of the state elders in council forum.
The dissolution came after the governor announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji .he stated that the Governor
directed the dissolution of the leadership of the State Elders’ Council chaired by Ambassador Franklin Ogbuewo , while also appointing Ben Okah, to take over the leadership of the forum in acting capacity immediately.
According to the statement: “In a bid to inject more altitude to the leadership of Ebonyi State Elders’ Council, the Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi FNSE FNATE has directed the dissolution of the leadership of the State Elders’ Council with effect from 18th November 2020.
“Consequently, the governor has approved the appointment of Engr Ben Okah to immediately take over the chairmanship of Elders’ Council in an acting capacity.”
It will be recalled that the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Mrs Rebecca Ogbuewu, wife of Ambassador Ogbuewu last week submitted her resignation letter as Umahi’s commissioner.
