Eziulo, Iyono Crisis: Ebonyi CAN Peace Committee Ready For Boundary Delineation. Fr Nwali

By Prince Solomon Okorie-Guidepost News

The agelong communal crisis between Eziulo and Iyono is about be permently ended as Governor Umahi of Ebonyi state charged his instrument of godly peace, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ebonyi state chapter to unravel the root cause of the communal rift following a petition receive from Iyono people by the state government asking for boundary demarcation as a way of bringing permenent peace to the area in dispute.

While addressing newsmen, the Ebonyi state CAN chairman Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Nwali who also double as SSA to Ebonyi State Governor on Religious and Welfare Matters who led the delegation of CAN officials to on spot visitation of the area in dispute at Eziulo/Iyono boundary on Friday 26th June 2020.

His words:
In the course of the peace process the state government received a petition that there is a rift between Iyono and Eziulo which may escalate if not controlled, as a result, the peace loving Governor of Ebonyi state, Engr. Chief. David Umahi charged CAN to unravel and bring a lasting peace to the area in dispute.

However, CAN has setup a peace committee comprising Ebonyi state CAN officials to interface with both communities, during an interface, the committee received memoranda from both communities and had listen to both parties, and proceeded to the proposed boundary of the disputed area, and have inspected the two quarries at Iyono and Eziulo to study the area in dispute and will make necessary recomendations to the Governor in readiness for boundary delineation.

The caretaker chairman Ishielu local government expressed satisfaction on the step taken so far by CAN whic he said, “judging from CAN antecedent and achievements made in comflicts resolution in Ebonyi state, assigned by the Governor as his agents of godly peace, we are confident that permenent peace will ensue”.

By Prince-solomon Okorie

Addressing newsmen, Hon. Chidiebere Egwu Goodluck, Special Advicer to Ebonyi State Governor on Youths Employment. He commended the governor for his security consciousness, development oriented and youths friendliness. He said that the ongoing state neigbohood security watch screening exercise is intended to produce decent citizens for the job, not crimally minded or people with criminal record, apart from attitude test which is number one criteria, the screening committee considers physical fitness. Those taken will also pass through police, DSS and military traing before quilified to work. The quota for each local govenment is 346 persons. The 13 LGAs of Ebonyi state will produce 4600persons for state and community policing.

The gender friendly governor made provisions for young women to be accommodated in the programme.

Apart from the ongoing screening, Hon. Egwu said that Umahi has done exceedingly well by creating ministries that are inerrelated in youths affairs, development and empowerment, namely; Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Business Development and Internal Security and Conflicts Resolution. All these ministries were not in existence before until Governor Umahi created them and many others with youths development and empowerment in mind, he thefore call on youths to leverage on the enabling business opportunities created by the governor.

His counterpart Hon. Chika Nwangele SA to Governor on Security praised Governor Umahi for youths empowernent and inclusiveness in governace and urged the applicants to take the job seriously if they qualify.

By Prince Solomon Okorie – Guidepost news

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ebonyi state chapter as partners with Ebonyi state government on peace and conflict resolution, has waded into the Iyonu, Eziulo land dispute with a view to proffer a lasting solution to the agelong crises in the area.

The chairman of the association, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Nwali who also double as SSA to Ebonyi state Governor on Religious and Welfare Matters whose mandate also includes peace and conflict resolution, led the delegation, observe that there is no alternative to peddle calling on both parties to reverage on the already achieved peace.

Fr. Nwali stated that before they made peace between Iyonu and Eziulo, that Eboyi state government received memoranda from the people of Iyonu requesting the governmet to look into their boundary and make all the neccessary adjustment and delineations which the Governor Graciously granted and asked CAN to handle alongside other communities in dispute, hence, today CAN has visited Ishielu L. G. A. and had a lovely audience with the two communities in dispute, namely Eziulo and Iyonu- (former Izza-eziulo) and have rescheduled to meet again by next week Friday being 26th of June 2020, on that day, they sall receive memoranda from both communities, go on-spot for site seeing and have interface with the two communites and their stakeholders, at the end, CAN will recomend their findings to the Governor for his advice. It is important to note that they are not fighting over any land presently, but there are silent acrimonies, which if not handled timely, will escalate to another fight because they are used to that. Fr.Nwali assert.

The caretaker chairman who was represented by the head of personel management, Mr. Chima Francis said that they are certain that they will achieve a lasting peace since CAN is involved, considering other daunting and difficult disputes they handled. “I thanked the governor for chosing CAN for this assignment, adding that any community that does not listen or accept CAN’s resolution should expect God to come from heaven to settle them.”

By Prince-Solomon Okorie-Guidepost News

The advent of world most deadly and dreaded Coronavirus which Ebonyi has in recent time recorded 182 cases, over 86 of whom have been discharge.

Despite its deadly and dreadful nature Covid-19 in Ebonyi can be described as “a utilized opportunity and a blessing in disguise” as it has brought an overhaul of hospitals in the state, expressing satifaction on the completion of the project, Enunwovu General Hospital while commissioning the facility that was renovated and equiped with eighty million Naira, (N80,000,000.00) in addition to the multi billion international standard ultramodern virology centres built by Governor Umahi, best and first in the South-East, one at Federal Teaching Hospital, and another one at Unity Square all in Abakaliki, the state capital.

In his address the Governor said, Covid-19 is a very bad thing which calls for proactiveness and serves as wakeup call for shrewd leaders, he added, before the end of Coronavirus, the 13 general hospitals in the the state will be renovated and equiped.

His words: “the advent of Covid-19 has given us the opportunity to improve our health care delivery system and enhanced health care services generally and aquire more equipments to upgrade all our hospitals, not just for Covid-19 but also for future use when Coronavirus is gone, you can see that we are building for the future”.
Know it that any case reported is as a result of test conducted, and any state that is not doing extensive testing, starting from state EXCO members as Ebonyi did, is endangering the life of its citizenry, he concludes”.

Dr. Daniel Umezuruike, the Ebonyi state commissioner for health thank the Governor for investing in people’s lives, he he said that any money spent on health facilities is investment in people’s lives. He enumerated the equipments ranging from; ultrasound machines, dialyses machines, oxygen machines, ventilators, laboratory, theater, laboratory etc.

Other Govs To Copy Umahi’s Method Of Practical Christian Life By Providing For The Poor Always-Rev. Fr. Abraham Nwali

By Prince Solomon Okorie-Guidepost News

Rev. Fr. Abraham Nwali, the Ebonyi state chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) who is also the SSA to Governor on Religious and Welfare matters, while addressing the physically challenged said, the Governor has map out several palliatives ranging from stakeholders, religious leaders, widows and the poor masses these has been provided for by the governor.

In his magnanimity the Governor has taday extended his care to the physically challenged to cushion the effect of Covid-19 by providing one million Naira(N1,000,000) and 1,500 bags of rice for the physically challenged.

The physically challenged are grouped into three clusters for easy sharing: the bind, the deaf and dumb and the disabled and they all received the sum of three thousand five hundred and five bags of rice each.

In his closing remark, Rev. Fr. Nwali, the state CAN Chairman and SSA to Governor on Religious and Welfare Matters said that “it has become a lifestyle of Umahi the Ebonyi state governor to monthly provide for the poor living in Ebonyi irrespective of their state of origin, the cleric urged people in leadership positions to emulate Umahi’s practical Christlike life, which is the best way to preach the gospel according to Mathew chapter 25” which says “I was hungry you gave food, sick you care for me, tasty you gave me drink, naked and you clothed me” (…)

Gov. Umahi Offsets 759 Indigent Patients’ Bill Of N31.4 million amdist Covid-19 – Rev. Fr. Nwali

By Prince Solomon Okorie-Guidepost News

While addressing newsmen, the Governor who was represented by Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham C. Nwali, the SSA to the Governor on Religious and Welfare Matters said that we should thank God in all situations especially as the world is facing the most difficult time in human history, confronted by world most deadly pandemic of Coronavirus otherwise knonw as Covid-19 which has continued to spread globally even in Ebonyi.

The economic effect is heavily felt by the indigent members of the society, aganist this bedrock, the people oriented Governor of Ebonyi state has deem it necessary as always to offset hospital bill of 759 indigent patients in six different hospitals in the state whose patients has been discharged but were unable to pay their bills.

Before that he has already taken care of the monthly stipent of members of School Evangelism, the instructors, the Regionals, and Covid-19 palliative to the physically challenged.

The hospitals visited includes: FTHA 62 patients were discharged at the cost of N8,500,000.00.m. An influx of 488 patients with varous kinds of eye problems were set free at EFETHA Ugbodo at the cost of N7,713,000.00.m, Mile Four hospital 34 patients were discharge at the cost of N2,674,450.00.m, Presbysterian Joint Hospital Uburu 97patients were discharged at the cost of N5,000,000.00.m, ST Vincent hospital Ndubia 28 patients were discharged at cost of N2,627,325.00.m, and finally, at Mather Hospital Afikpo 50 patients were discharged at the cost of N5,277,600.00.m.

In summary, Ebonyi state government has magnanimously paid N31,400,000.00.m hospital bill of 759 patients who were unable to pay their bills due the economic effect of Covid-19 during its monthly hospital visitation. The patients were also given five thousand and two bags of rice each for transport and sustainbility.

Gov. Umahi Offsets Indigent Patients’ Bill Of N31.4 million- Rev. Fr. Nwali

By Prince Solomon Okorie-Guidepost News

While addressing newsmen, the Governor who was represented by Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham C. Nwali, the SSA to the Governor on Religious and Welfare Matters said that we should thank God in all situations especially as the world is facing the most difficult time in human history, confronted by world most deadly pandemic of Coronavirus otherwise knonw as Covid-19 which has continued to spread globally even in Ebonyi.

The economic effect is heavily felt by the indigent members of the society, aganist this bedrock, the people oriented Governor of Ebonyi state has deem it necessary as always to offset hospital bill of 759 indigent patients in six different hospitals in the state whose patients has been discharged but were unable to pay their bills.

Before that he has already taken care of the monthly stipent of members of School Evangelism, the instructors, the Regionals, and Covid-19 palliative to the physically challenged.

The hospitals visited includes: FTHA 62 patients were discharged at the cost of N8,500,000.00.m. An influx of 488 patients with varous kinds of eye problems were set free at EFETHA Ugbodo at the cost of N7,713,000.00.m, Mile Four hospital 34 patients were discharge at the cost of N2,674,450.00.m, Presbysterian Joint Hospital Uburu 97patients were discharged at the cost of N5,000,000.00.m, ST Vincent hospital Ndubia 28 patients were discharged at cost of N2,627,325.00.m, and finally, at Mather Hospital Afikpo 50 patients were discharged at the cost of N5,277,600.00.m.

In summary, Ebonyi state government has magnanimously paid N31,400,000.00.m hospital bill of 759 patients who were unable to pay their bills due the economic effect of Covid-19 during its monthly hospital visitation. The patients were given five thousand Naira and two bags of rice each for transport and sustainability.

Gov. Umahi Offsets Indigent Patients’ Bill Of N31.4 million- Rev. Fr. Nwali

By Prince Solomon Okorie-Guidepost News

While addressing newsmen, the Governor who was represented by Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham C. Nwali, the SSA to the Governor on Religious and Welfare Matters said that we should thank God in all situations especially as the world is facing the most difficult time in human history, confronted by world most deadly pandemic of Coronavirus otherwise knonw as Covid-19 which has continued to spread globally even in Nigeria and Ebonyi state.

The economic effect is heavily felt by the indigent members of the society, aganist this bedrock, the people oriented Governor of Ebonyi state has deem it necessary as always to offset hospital bill of 759 indigent patients in six different hospitals in the state whose patients has been discharged but were unable to pay their bills.

Before that he has already taken care of the monthly stipent of members of School Evangelism, the instructors, the Regionals, and Covid-19 palliative to the physically challenged.

The hospitals visited includes: FTHA 62 patients were discharged at the cost of N8,500,000.00.m. An influx of 488 patients with varous kinds of eye problems were set free at EFETHA Ugbodo at the cost of N7,713,000.00.m, Mile Four hospital 34 patients were discharge at the cost of N2,674,450.00.m, Presbysterian Joint Hospital Uburu 97patients were discharged at the cost of N5,000,000.00.m, ST Vincent hospital Ndubia 28 patients were discharged at cost of N2,627,325.00.m, and finally, at Mather Hospital Afikpo 50 patients were discharged at the cost of N5,277,600.00.m.

In summary, Ebonyi state government has magnanimously paid N31,400,000.00.m hospital bill of 759 patients who were unable to pay their bills due the economic effect of Covid-19 during its monthly hospital visitation. More so, the patients were given two bags of rice and five thousand Naira each for their transport and sustainability.