{"id":52695,"date":"2016-08-29T15:51:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=52695"},"modified":"2016-08-29T15:51:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:51:34","slug":"ebonyi-state-government-announced-plans-reestablish-vigilante-groups-communities-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ebonyi-state-government-announced-plans-reestablish-vigilante-groups-communities-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebonyi State Government has announced plans to reestablish vigilante groups in communities in the state."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor David Umahi announced this during the maiden Ishiagu Cultural Day<br \/>\ncelebration at Ishagu, Ivo Gocal Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who was conferred with the chieftaincy title of Ebube\u00a0 Agu<br \/>\nof Ishiagu, said, &#8221; We shall in the coming weeks in September launch our<br \/>\nvigilantee group. We will conclude plans with commissioner of police so<br \/>\nthat we will launch Ebonyi vigilantee starting with Ishiagu and Akaeze<br \/>\ncommunities. So, in the month of September,you will see a robust<br \/>\nassistance to the very wonderful work the security agencies are doing in<br \/>\nIshiagu and Akaeze.<br \/>\n&#8220;We will tackle\u00a0 crimes and I assure you that under my administration, you<br \/>\nwill have peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Umahi also announced that\u00a0 a construction company, Setraco had been<br \/>\nreinvited\u00a0 to complete a section of a\u00a0 road earlier awarded to it in<br \/>\nIshiagu. He added that another road \u00a0 from Nzerem- Okwe\u00a0 to\u00a0 MCC junction<br \/>\nwould also be constructed soon.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya,<br \/>\nalso\u00a0 ordered a comprehensive evaluation of the light needs of Ishiagu and<br \/>\nAkaeze so that they could\u00a0\u00a0 be included in the first phase of state&#8217;s<br \/>\nrural electrification programme.,<br \/>\n&#8220;I have ordered to be completed within the month of September, a<br \/>\ncomprehensive 10- kilometre street light in the land of Ishiahu and<br \/>\nanother 10- kilometre\u00a0 in Akaeze. So this project will be jointly funded<br \/>\nby the state government and the local government. The project duration<br \/>\nshall be 30 days.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe also assured the people \u00a0 that work would soon start on the\u00a0 Ishiagu<br \/>\nwater project,already re-awarded at the cost of N2.1 billion\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p>Umahi, who thanked the people of Ishiagu for the honour done him, paid<br \/>\nglowing tribute to their\u00a0 son, Anyim Pius Anyim,the immediate past<br \/>\nSecretary to the Government of the Federation,for being a reliable ally in<br \/>\nthe struggle for political and social justice in Ebonyi\u00a0 State.<br \/>\nAnyim had in his \u00a0 opening remarks, lauded Governor Umahi for his quality<br \/>\nleadetship and pledged\u00a0 the support of\u00a0 his kinsmen and women\u00a0 to his<br \/>\nadministration<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of the ocassion,Dr.Chris Okereke,thanked Umahi for restoring<br \/>\npeace to \u00a0 Ishiagu .\u00a0 The President of Ishiagu Community Development<br \/>\nUnion,Chief Stanley\u00a0 Chukwu thanked\u00a0 the\u00a0 governor\u00a0 for his magnanimity to<br \/>\nthe people of Ishiagu,especially in the appointment of sons and daughters<br \/>\nto the position of authority in the state<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ebonyi-state-government-announced-plans-reestablish-vigilante-groups-communities-state\/attachment\/unnamed-1-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52697\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52697\" src=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unnamed-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unnamed-1-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unnamed-1-3-598x400.jpg 598w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unnamed-1-3-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unnamed-1-3-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/unnamed-1-3-585x391.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor David Umahi announced this during the maiden Ishiagu Cultural Day celebration at Ishagu, Ivo Gocal Government Area. 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