From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday issued certificates of return to Ebonyi Governor-elect, Francis Nwifuru, and his Deputy, Patricia Obila.
The Commission also issued certificates of return to 17 House of Assembly members elect.
Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Onyeka Ugochi, said the outstanding 7 Constituencies will be issued after supplementary elections.
In his speech, the state Governor-elect, Francis Nwifuru, commended the people of the state for electing him to govern the state for the next four years.
He pledged to run people-oriented administration that will usher in development and prosperity for all.
“To our dear brothers, sisters, sensible partner of every Government – the Civil Servants, as many of you have read in my manifesto, that there will be regular promotion of workers and payment of salaries, pension, and gratuities. Training and retraining of workers will form part of the policies of our Government as that will improve service delivery.
“I want to assure our religious leaders that they remain the foundation of the success of our dear State, Ebonyi. As a product of Divine Mandate, our vision, mission and actions will be anchored on the precepts of God to serve the people, through sustaining the relationship between Ebonyi State Government and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), as well as our hardworking Divine Mandate Pastors led by our dear sister, the senior pastor of Christ Embassy – Pastor Eunice Oyeyemi, ensuring adequate welfare for our real men of God”