By Kenneth Onuoha
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has tendered an apology to the former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim and the former governor, Sam Ominyi Egwu, over the recent feud caused by his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Umahi tendered the apology while addressing stakeholders of the state and APC supporters at the ground-breaking ceremony of the FMBN/NLC/TUC/NECA Housing Estate, at Uburu community, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state.
The governor said, “I have decided to move forward. I have decided to forgive all and at the cost of this, those who may have been hurt because I take responsibility for the actions of all my government officials. And for all my supporters.
“I offer apologies to them. I am not going to sit on the judgment with anybody. These apologies and forgiveness should be enough to settle all bad bloods. And I have no regrets for that. God directed me to do this. And I thank all our leaders who have intervened.
“I thank the Catholic Bishop Nnachi Okoro; I thank CAN, led by the chairman, Rev. Dr Abraham Nwali; I thank the founding fathers, I thank the Ohanaeze leadership led by Chief Nnia Nwodo, Uchenna Madu and all the leaders of the South east.
“Let me publicly say it here, that I have directed that nobody should abuse anybody again even if I’m abused, it goes with the job. Do not respond to them.
“Never again shall we respond to any attack against our government. It is not necessary, but facts speak for themselves.
“I am the father of the state. And I should be ashamed of myself if the state of Ebonyi is allowed to go into bitterness and into disunity,” he stated.