LEADERSHIP VACCUM IN EBONYI STATE

Governance is currently on a standstill in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State, following the absence of key officials of government.
Residents who spoke in Abakiliki said there is lull in government activities. This is occasioned by the absence of the governor and his deputy, as well as speaker of the state house of assembly.
Governor Omehia and the Speaker Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Ogbonna Francis Nwifuru, departed  Nigeria yesterday, (Sunday) for a two week unexplained trip to China.
Similarly, the state's Deputy Governor, Dr Kelechi Egwe is on a three weeks trip to the USA.
A cross section of Abakiliki  residents lamented that the absence of these three key principal officers of Ebonyi state left the state rudderless as all government business is at standstill.