At Last, Ebonyi Governor, Umahi, Confirms Defection To APC

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Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has finally confirmed his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He told journalists in Abakaliki on Tuesday that he had no regrets leaving the PDP.

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The governor said he moved to the APC because of “injustice” meted out to the South-East by the PDP.

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He said that he had no deal with the APC or any member of the party with regards to the zoning of the presidential position to the region.

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He said: “I want to clear the air that I never sought (for) PDP presidential ticket and I will not. So whoever that said that I moved to APC because they refused to zone the ticket to me is being very mischievous.

“Even if PDP promises somebody presidential ticket how does it work where over 8000 delegates will be voting. And such promise cannot happen with more than 10 or 20 people, so people are being very mischievous about that.

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“There are a lot of qualified persons from South-East. Some people say I was promised lots of things by the APC, there was no such discussion. APC never promised me any position; they never promised South-East any position.

“However, I offered this movement as a protest to injustice being done to South-East by the PDP. Since 1999, the South-East has supported the PDP. At a time the five states were all PDP. One of the founding members of the PDP was from South-East, the late former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme.

“It is absurd that since 1999 going to 2023, the South-East will never be considered to run for presidency under the PDP. And this is my position and will continue to be my position. It had nothing to do with me or my ambition,”  Umahi said.

He expressed hope that the PDP will consider the region and zone the Presidency to South-East for equity and fairness.

The governor said he might quit politics in 2023 and that he is yet to declare interest in the presidency and would support any candidate from the zone for the position.

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“The point is very simple. In 2023, I would have been in PDP between 23 and 24 years and south east never really supported APC the way they are supporting PDP and in that 2023, they would have been eight years in office but it would have been about 23 years going.

“So, I believe strongly that the will of God will come to play but I believe that APC is amenable to working with South-East from all indication, it’s amenable and I also believe that until justice and equity is implanted in this nation Nigeria, it is difficult for Nigeria to make progress,” he said.

 

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