Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has announced the suspension of work on the Effium axis site for one week.
Governor Umahi announced the suspension during the enlarged Security Council meeting held at the Governor’s Office, New Government House, Centenary City, Abakaliki, the state capital.
He directed local government chairmen, traditional rulers, town unions and other stakeholders in the eight local government areas to within seven days swear affidavit, assuring security of the contractors or get the projects terminated.
The governor stressed that he would be willing to shut down any of the sections that do not comply with the directive of ensuring the security of lives and property of the contractors.