Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has ordered the immediate arrest of the cook who prepared the food served to widows and elders in the state.
Umahi gave the order during the
elders and widows’ Christmas party held at State Ecumenical Center, Abakaliki.
Umahi who failed to disclose the
name of the cook said it was terrible for someone to give others what he or she
cannot consume.
He then vowed that the police would
follow due process in investigating the cook for her to refund the money given
to prepare the food.
"We are, therefore, going to
repeat this party as we should celebrate our fathers and mothers well. The
bible enjoins us to honour our fathers and mothers so that our days would be
long on the earth," he said.
"I want my days to be long
because I have suffered from my youth. Presently that I have seen light, I want
God to prolong my life so that I can partake in the miracles in Ebonyi,” he
said.
He declared that he would inspect
the food to be served to the widows and elders during the repeat celebration.
"I have directed the deputy
governor and my senior special adviser on religion and welfare matters, to make
adequate preparations. The celebration must be held on December 20 or 21 as
anyone who takes what belongs to this category of people is taking trouble,” he
said.
Umahi also expressed dismay over
the quality of wrappers given to the widows and elders, describing them as low
in quality.
"We gave the civil servants
high-quality wrappers and they were happy. The people who supplied those of the
civil servants should be ready to supply 10,000 highest quality wrappers to the
widows and elders,” he added.
He advised parents to inculcate good morals in their children to check the social vices being witnessed in the country, especially in the south east zone.
