The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has lauded Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi over his stand on the 2019 presidential election.
Umahi was reported to have categorically ruled out his support for any candidate that would be presented for the election by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Reacting to Umahi’s stance on Wednesday, Okechukwu said the Governor had clearly demonstrated his appreciation of the solid foundation being laid in the midst of poor revenue base, by President Muhammadu Buhari for progressive and prosperous Nigeria.
“I am happy that Umahi is one of thousands of Ndigbo who are coming to terms with the silent revolution going on,” he declared.
Asked how the APC will harmonise the different personalities, especially from Ebonyi State who are trooping into the All Progressives Congress, APC, he said, “They are all welcome. We welcome Umahi, we welcome Elechi and their followers; we shall at the appropriate time sit down and coordinate the way forward.
“I don’t foresee much crisis. My happiness is that the surge of Ndigbo into the APC and by extension the support of the 2nd Term bid of Buhari is a prelude to the actualisation of the president of Igbo extraction in 2023.
“This is why we are appealing to our brothers and sisters who are agitating for Biafra, to realise that a bigger, just and fair Nigeria is unfolding. All we require is patience.
“I am one of those who is of the candid view that the only way for Ndigbo to harvest from the subsisting zoning and rotation convention of the presidency is to support Buhari in 2019. It is timely as Ndigbo had supported and voted former presidents – Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and by extension Yorubas in 1999 and 2003 and Dr Goodluck Jonathan and by extension the South South in 2011 and 2015. 2019 is Buhari’s time to consolidate the war against corruption, restore peace in Nigeria and lay a level playing field for progress and prosperity.
“Governor Umahi has vindicated the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha who had earlier predicted that 3 PDP governors are heading to APC. Our common objective is for us to reposition Ndigbo in the mainstream of Nigerian politics and take our eminent position in the presidency.”
On the next plan of the APC in the South-East, the VON DG said, “thank God Buhari has all the major political actors in Ebonyi State on his side, next is Anambra, we are going to win this time around. Methinks all the major political forces in Enugu State is with Mr President, especially with his rapid construction of abandoned federal roads, and other critical infrastructure. The truism is that more states no doubt will follow.
“This is why we are inspecting ongoing federal projects in the South East. We, therefore, salute Umahi for his foresight and truthfulness.”
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