Umahi Hails Elechi As ‘Destiny Helper’ Years After Coercing PDP Guber Ticket

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on Monday congratulated Chief Martin Elechi, his predecessor in office as governor of Ebonyi State who he has hailed as his destiny helper on his 83rd birthday.

GWG.ng reports that Elechi will clock 83  on April 2.

Umahi in a congratulatory message he signed in Abakaliki, described Elechi as a  “legendary leader”.

“I am most delighted to identify with your excellency, my boss and mentor, and to offer my profound felicitations to you on this auspicious and special celebration to mark your 83rd birthday.

“Indeed, it is thoughtful and worthwhile to have a special moment to celebrate and to honour great icons like you, who has attained a graceful age of an octogenarian.

“We celebrate your great life actualizations, especially your feats as the second civilian governor of Ebonyi and as one of the founding fathers of note that spearheaded the creation of Ebonyi.

“As a governor, you left landmark achievements in the sands of time, and you tutored many, of which I was your student, and I am proud I was,” he stated.

The minister further described Elechi as his “destiny helper”.

” You made me a party chairman under the Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) and a deputy governor upon which I became a governor.

“I am grateful. My prayer is that God will continue to honour you with sound health, greater wisdom, and grace as you continue to inspire us with your resilience and determination.

“Once again, congratulations, and please accept always,  the assurances of the esteemed regards and best wishes of my family, the management, and staff of the Federal ministry of works,” Umahi added. (NAN)

GWG.ng reports that the words of adulation from Umahi, however, followed the vicious battle for succession in 2014 when Elechi backed the erstwhile minister of health, Onyebuchi Chukwu as his successor.

Umahi who had been positioned as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and then deputy governor by Elechi, however, muscled the political machinery of the party to outsmart the governor and win the ticket to himself and eventually won election twice on the platform of the PDP.

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