The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday that he was leaving the party.

He said he would join the ruling All Progressives Congress which he claimed would protect the interest of the South-East in the 2023 elections.

Our correspondent gathered that Umahi told the members of the National Working Committee of the PDP that his decision to join the APC was irrevocable.

The members of the PDP NWC, who were led to the meeting by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, were said to have tried in vain to convince the governor not to abandon the party.

Apart from Secondus, among those that were at the meeting at the Ebonyi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja were Deputy National Secretary, Agbo Emmanuel; National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobondu; Financial Secretary, Abdullahi Maibasira; National Women Leader, Mariya Waziri and Senator Sulieman Nazif.

The governor was said to be friendly when he received the PDP delegation, but stuck to his decision to leave the PDP when the issue came up.

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.

One of the sources said, “I think his (governor’s) mind was made up. We told him there was no need for him to abandon the party that had made him a deputy governor, state chairman of the party, two-time governor and all that. But he refused.

“He wanted us to unilaterally zone the office of the Presidency to his area. We cannot do that. Parties are not run that way. He told us he was leaving. That is what we got from him.’’

When contacted, Secondus confirmed that the party’s leadership met with Umahi.

He, however, refused to declared the details of the meeting, insisting that the meeting was on ‘‘national issues.’’

https://punchng.com/im-leaving-pdp-for-apc-umahi-tells-secondus-others/

Ipob must cry blood today.

Why have been wasting our time for donkey years? We've always known you are an APC sheep hiding under the umbrella.
Decamp already..

Like the others, you will soon realize the meaning of 'All politics is local' the hard way..

Is a welcome development, he should strategize with OUK and Okorocha to bring the presidency to the south east

Pity Igbo na and zone presidency to SE. Abi, they have been serving fee Dee fee for donkey years with nothing to show for it.


What's bad in giving your slave a plate of porridge for once in a blue moon?

HAccord:
Why have been wasting our time for donkey years? We've always known you are an APC sheep hiding under the umbrella.
Decamp already..

Is a good thing for the south east though.. South east has never benefitted anything from the PDP

That is all...make your decision like a man.

Set of foolish people .
Apc and Pdp are the same things nah
Only YDP we wan follow now .
You guys tenure is coming to an end becaiss by fire by force u people will feel the youth rage 2023 .
Non of you old mother fucker is winning anything .

Dem no day beg pikin way go chop cain....He should go.He must be a fool to think APC will zone presidency to the South East.APC that can't keep small promise will not keep such a huge one.What i foresee in 2023, is an open primaries with concentration on candidates from the south but i wont be surprised if a norther gets it.

HAccord:
Why have been wasting our time for donkey years? We've always known you are an APC sheep hiding under the umbrella.
Decamp already..

Like the others, you will soon realize the meaning of 'All politics is local' the hard way..

All politics is local why Wike that you worship is using you do suya in Oyigbo, not Obigbo

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