Umahi’s Defection : Which Political Party Has Done Injustice To South-East? By Wisdom Nwedene


Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Tuesday, officially decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC from People's Democratic Party, a party he ran for Governorship Election two times and won.

As a journalist, it didn't come as a surprise to me because Umahi has always maintained that he is 100 percent APC and 100 percent PDP.

Early this year, Governor Umahi warned all his Political Appointees never to talk bad about President Muhammadu Buhari.


He threatened to sack any Aide that talk bad about President Buhari. He noted that he wants to focus on good governance and never to talk about 2023 General elections. How come Umahi is the first to start decamping to APC instead of focusing on governing Ebonyi like he always said!.


In his broadcast which I personally monitored, Umahi claimed that he is decamping to APC because PDP has done injustice to the people of South-East.

In his words....... " I offered this movement as a protest against the injustice being done to southeast by PDP. That since 1998, 1999, the southeast people have supported PDP in all elections. At a time, the five states were all PDP and one of the founding members of PDP is from southeast, the late Vice President, His Excellency, Dr.Alex Ekwueme. And so, it is absurd that from 1998 going to 2023, the southeast will never be considered to run for Presidency under the ticket of PDP, this is absurd. And this is my position and will continue to be my position."


This is the only Umahi’s statement which got me surprised among all the things he said yesterday during his broadcast geared towards informing Ebonyians that he has moved to APC.




Let's critically look at the party (PDP) which Umahi claimed that did injustice to the South East.


In 16 years of PDP as the ruling party in Nigeria, the Igbos held several positions which include,

INEC chairman
CBN Governor
Inspector General of Police
Army Chief of Staff.
VP slot in 2019
Senate Presidents for 8yrs
Deputy Senate President for 12yrs
Deputy Speaker
SGF
Top Ministers.
ETC

How come APC never found any Igbo man worthy to hold any of the above positions since becoming the ruling party in Nigeria?


This is because Umahi once described APC leaders as failures. There is no doubt that APC leaders have failed in all ramifications since coming to power.


Umahi said : “Mr. President or any APC person has never asked me to come to APC, and they will never ask me. And there is no reason for me to leave my party, PDP, of which I was the party chairman, deputy governor and now governor".

“I have always insisted in character. People that jump from one party to the other should examine their characters, except if there is any problem within your party. As for today, till tomorrow until Christ comes, there is no crisis in PDP."

"Even if there is a need for me to leave PDP, I can never leave PDP to the kind of APC in Ebonyi state because with the kind of leaders in Ebonyi APC, leaders that have failed Ebonyi state, I can never be on the same political platform with them.”


In conclusion, if there is any party that has done injustice to the people of South East. It's actually not PDP.

However, Umahi has not totally left PDP for APC. He will still come back to PDP. Yes, Umahi will still return to PDP. Save this somewhere.

His defection hasn't charged anything in PDP because all the Senators, and five lawmakers are still in PDP which he has not been able to convince them to decamp with him. All the State House of Assembly members are still in PDP and not even all of them are willing to decamp to APC.


The only thing Umahi has succeeded in doing is the creation of two strong political parties in Ebonyi State because 2023 elections in Ebonyi will no longer be uhuru for PDP in Ebonyi State.


(Wisdom Nwedene is a seasoned journalist, writer and editor. Contact : Nwedenewisdom@gmail.com).


Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1372103/umahis-defection-political-party-done-injustice-south-east-wisdom-nwedene/

Cc, Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Ok

Lets watch an see as it unfolds

Igbo's will support umahi in APC fully

chidexleo:
I
gbo's will support umahi in APC fully

Funny you don't know Igbos then.

chidexleo:
Igbo's will support umahi in APC fully

More people will resign soon

Cc, Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Umahi has committed political suicide

Umahi reason for defection is rubbish.
You forgot to mention secretary to federal government position under goodluck Jonathan.
And the man that held handled that position was from Eboyi state. Pius.

Who ever think that a fulani; Buhari in particular would hand over power to an Igbo man is dreaming. Umahi defection is for his personal interest no need to pretend that he is doing it for the good of his people.

Can you compare 16yrs to 5years? U are just a sadist

Nigerian constitution have done the biggest injustice to Ndị Igbo.

The constitution is the foundation of our problem

oloworulz:
Can you compare 16yrs to 5years? U are just a sadist

Tell me any top position being held by an Igbo man. Just tell me.

APC doesn't have the interest of the South-East at heart

Wisdomkosi:


Funny you don't know Igbos then.

I'm igbo sure ...and we would support him
If PDP refuses to zone the ticket to south east

Forget Umahi, he is a typical Nigerian chameleon of a politician. This is a person who was Deputy Governor and Governor under PDP. Now he is about halfway past his final tenure, he realises that PDP has not been fair to the South East

PDP and APC are terrible parties that have nothing to offer. The only difference is that APC is worse than PDP.

Umahi only defected for his personal interests, not because of the SE

People are getting Gov. Umahi's argument wrong. He is not talking about what political appointments or party offices given to Igbo in PDP. No! He is talking about the faliure of PDP to zone its presidential candidacy to SE after 8 years of Northern presidency. SE supported PDP as Obasanjo became president even without SW votes in 1999. SE supported PDP as late Yar'adua became president in 2007. SE supported PDP as Jonathan became president in 2011. SE supported PDP as Atiku ran as presidential candidate in 2015. So why shouldn't other zones support SE PDP to produce presidential candidate in 2023? Why? Why? Why should PDP once again zone presidency to the North when rotationally, it is turn of the South? Are Igbo not worthy to be president eeeh? Answer me!

By the way, why are people crying over Gov. Umahi's defection? He is running his life race. He didn't take permission from anybody for all political aspirations. He didn't consult anybody before deciding to, unlike most SE governors, to be different and use Ebonyi State money to develop Ebonyi. He is to leave or join any association based on his convictions.

Kosiso12:


Tell me any top position being held by an Igbo man. Just tell me.

APC doesn't have the interest of the South-East at heart

South East has been voting for PDP since day1. And you want to be given juicy appoimtments. Politics is actually a game of calculations. If there is any tribe loyal to PDP, its the Igbo's, yet u can't even boast of a presidential candidate. First check the hierarchy of PDP leadership before you criticize APC. Who makes decisions in PDP. If APC offers atiku presidential slot , u think he will not dump PDP immediately. My observations, you guys have a very bad political leaders.

SS & SE don't like APC that much. If you decamp to APC your political career might crash. Akpabio, Ogboru & Udughan comes to mind.

festacman:
People are getting Gov. Umahi's argument wrong. He is not talking about what political appointments or party offices given to Igbo in PDP. No! He is talking about the faliure of PDP to zone its presidential candidacy to SE after 8 years of Northern presidency. SE supported PDP as Obasanjo became president even without SW votes in 1999. SE supported PDP as late Yar'adua became president in 2007. SE supported PDP as Jonathan became president in 2011. SE supported PDP as Atiku ran as presidential candidate in 2015. So why shouldn't other zones support SE PDP to produce presidential candidate in 2023? Why? Why? Why should PDP once again zone presidency to the North when rotationally, it is turn of the South? Are Igbo not worthy to be president eeeh? Answer me!

By the way, why are people crying over Gov. Umahi's defection? He is running his life race. He didn't take permission from anybody for all political aspirations. He didn't consult anybody before deciding to, unlike most SE governors, to be different and use Ebonyi State money to develop Ebonyi. He is to leave or join any association based on his convictions.

What is d guarantee that APC wud zone the Presidency to South East.

Pdp and apc should make igbo man their presidential candidate in 2023.

Umahi or orji for apc flag bearer.
Obi or muoghalu for pdp flag bearer.

We are not asking too much.

moodyguy:
What is d guarantee that APC wud zone the Presidency to South East.

The logical thing for APC to do is zone its presidential ticket first to the South and then, based on huge support base, to the South West. Now, that's what I expected PDP to do with respect to South East.

APC could also zone to the South East but with support of some South West stakeholders as a way of unifying the country as it was done in 1999, when South West was compensated.

However, as it is now, with PDP going North in 2023, APC will likely go North to counter them.

The man has no case! He's just a shameless, power-hungry turncoat eveready to throw his own people under the bus in his bid to kiss Fulani butt!

misano:
SS & SE don't like APC that much. If you decamp to APC your political career might crash. Akpabio, Ogboru & Udughan comes to mind.

That's putting it mildly!

MEGA4BILLION:
Who ever think that a fulani; Buhari in particular would hand over power to an Igbo man is dreaming. Umahi defection is for his personal interest no need to pretend that he is doing it for the good of his people.

You can talk for yourself I.d.iot.

Anyways 2023 is around the corner. Many of you will shut up for once about Igbos.

festacman:

The logical thing for APC to do is zone its presidential ticket first to the South and then, based on huge support base, to the South West. Now, that's what I expected PDP to do with respect to South East.

APC could also zone to the South East but with support of some South West stakeholders as a way of unifying the country as it was done in 1999, when South West was compensated.

However, as it is now, with PDP going North in 2023, APC will likely go North to counter them.

See as you dey type rubbish with confidence

APC presidential ticket will be zone to the south, whether PDP zone to the north or not.

That's one of the reason Dave Umahi decamped to APC, to fight for the presidential ticket.

XANDERO85:


That's putting it mildly!

Have you forgotten APC won in Bayelsa?

misano:
SS & SE don't like APC that much. If you decamp to APC your political career might crash. Akpabio, Ogboru & Udughan comes to mind.

Have you forgotten APC won in Bayelsa state?

Umahi’s defection will trigger a chain reaction in the SE. This is how the 2023 elections will pan out if the PDP stupidly go ahead with Atiku/Obi.

1. Mass defection of Igbo parliamentarian in the Senate and HOR to the APC

2. Mass defection of SE Governors to the APC.

3. The APC fielding an Igbo for Presidency in 2023.

APC vs PDP in 2023. Two things will happen. The burial and total annihilation of the PDP out of the Nigerian airspace.

Then when the APC completes its 16 years, a youth revolution will arise come 2030 to begin a new Nigeria which will culminate to the death and burial of bad politics in Nigeria.

moodyguy:
What is d guarantee that APC wud zone the Presidency to South East.

APC zoning the Presidency to to SE is much higher on odd than a northerner continuing at the end of Buhari’s tenure.

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