By Ultimatenewsnigeria
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has insisted that his movement from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is for the interest of South East and Ebonyi state, in particular.
Umahi who stated this at Ecumenical Center Abakaliki, during his official defection to the APC, said that he wanted to be sacrificed for Igbo race to live
“I have sacrificed myself, for the interest of South-East and Ebonyi State, in particular, I sacrificed myself. We have dwelt so much in one political party and it is time to move to the centre. We are so grateful to God who directs our affairs. We thank Mr President so highly who has helped us to develop this state, we are grateful to him. The help of Mr President has transformed our state, Ebonyi
Umahi advised that Nigerian politicians should try and get close to President Muhammadu Buhari to understand him, saying that the president never asked him to quit PDP.
“As the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, I applied for N10billion for the rehabilitation of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the president obliged without conditions.
“The president never treated any governor with disdain and presently that I am in APC, there is no guarantee that I will be treated better than those already in the party as well as the PDP governors.
“We can boast of infrastructure and economic supports from the APC-led federal government, but we cannot do such for the PDP led administration since 1999,”
“South-East will move to APC. We have to launch out to the centre, we are tired of empty promises, we want action now." he said.
He said this movement from PDP was the will of God
“This movement is the will of God, you cannot truncate the will of God. Today, I can boldly say that our state is 99.9% APC. The 0.01% is the room I have left for my National Assembly members. Do not castigate them, they are looking for something and when they get it, they will come back. Don’t castigate them, they are my children and I love them so much.
Speaking while handing over the APC flag, broom, and the party card to Mr Umahi as a symbol of his joining the party, the National chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of APC and Governor of Yobe State, Malam Mai Buni, urged Umahi to do justice to all members across the state.
“Your intention to join APC is timely; it’s appropriate because you are coming to our party at a time we have started rebuilding the party. And to rebuild this party, we have started with reconciliation and now we have started the second phase which is membership across the country.
“Today marks the new beginning in the political history of Ebonyi State. Your Excellency, I know you are a man of justice. You will do justice to all manner of members across all levels of the state from ward, local government to the state level.”
He said that President Muhammadu Buhari, since assumption of office, had been fair to everyone irrespective of political affiliation.
According to him, when over 27 states could not pay salaries, the president gave out bailout funds to all the states without putting into consideration party affiliation.
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