- ‘Why I’m leaving’ – Umahi
The National Working Committee, (NWC), of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) has officially informed the leadership of the Ebonyi state chapter of the party over the planned defection of the State governor, David Umahi to the party.
The state chairman of APC, Hon. Eze Nwachukwu, who dropped this hint yesterday, said that he was officially informed in Abuja. The hint of Umahi defection came barely 24 hours after he met with PDP national working committee in Abuja.
Nwachukwu explained that the meeting, which was held yesterday was attended by national leaders of the party led by its National Chairman, Uche Secondus, was targeted at persuading the governor not to decamp.
Meanwhile, Umahi, who disclosed reasons behind his plans to dump the PDP for the APC was quoted to have said that he would join the ruling APC which he claimed would protect the interest of the South-East in the 2023 elections.
According to reports, Umahi told the members of the National Working Committee of the PDP on Tuesday, in Abuja, that his decision to join the APC was irrevocable.
It was gathered that the PDP delegation impressed it upon the governor that there was no need leaving the PDP for the APC, which they argued had become unpopular.
Sources at the meeting, however, said the governor was not convinced, insisting that the APC was planning to zone the 2023 Presidency to the South-East. He was said to have promised to stay in the PDP if the party could make a pronouncement that it would zone the Presidency to the same zone.
Governor Umahi is expected to return to the state from Abuja this week for preparation to make his defection official.
