English: When we asked him if the governor had no idea that certificate would be issued on that day, Ezeani answered that 'when we got the mandate from Abuja to issue the certificates, we called governor Umahi who said that he was not in Nigeria as at then, that he went abroad for holiday.'
Igbo: Mgbe anyị jụrụ ya ka ọ bụ na Gọvanọ amaghị na a ga-enye asambodo ụbọchị ahụ, Ezeani zara na 'mgbe anyị ji nweta ikike n'Abuja ịme ya bụ ihe, anyị kpọrọ Gọvanọ Umahi bụ onye sị na ya anọghị na Naịjirịa mgbe ahụ, na ya gara ezumike n'ala Bekee.'