Three more aides of Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi have resigned their appointments with immediate effect.

They are Nwigbo Ransomed, Amaechi Nwovu and Onweagu Chika.

They were Technical Assistants to the Governor.

THE NATION learnt the aides joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after their resignation.

They resigned three day after two aides of the Governor also tendered their resignation.

Their letters of resignation were dated March 16, March 10 and February 22, 2021, respectively.

The registration letters partly read: “I, Hon Onweagu Chika, most sincerely wish to appreciate you for your appointing me as a Technical Assistant (TA) on Water Resources. I am indeed humbled for your kind gesture to me as I served in your Government. I hereby resign.

“I, Hon Amaechi Nwovu E, most humbly bring to your notice, Your Excellency, of my resignation as a Technical Assistant to the Governor on Water Resources with effect from March 10, 2021. The reason for my resignation is personal and best known to me.

“Please, accept this letter as a formal notification to resign my position as a Technical Assistant to the Governor on Environment, effective from February 22, 2021. I am Engr Nwigbo Ransomed.”

With them, appointees of Umahi who resigned since he left the PDP for the APC last November have risen to 13. (The Nation)