Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has debunked the insinuation that South East Governors influence results to help President Muhammadu Buhari achieve 25 per cent of votes in states in the zone.

Umahi made the declaration on Monday in Abakaliki while addressing newsmen, noting that the insinuation was unfounded and blamed such on fake news purveyors in the social media.

“Why do we need to negotiate for the sex of a child when the child has been given birth to? “The fact is that the president remains the boss of all governors and any reasonable governor must respect the president, party differences apart.

“You gain nothing by castigating him and such castigation does not stop him from being the president. “You should rather make him your friend and see how you can get something for your people. “The bible tells us that when the ways of a man is pleasing unto God, it keeps his enemies to be at peace with him,” he said.

The governor noted that those who lived for themselves end up heating the system as they collected their salaries at the end of the month, fed freely among others. “I am in a hurry to change the story, narratives of Ebonyi people so whatever vehicle of peace that I need to join to achieve this, I will join.

“Our people are good in social media but will never go to get their voter cards and will be announcing results,” he said. He enjoined journalists to vote in the elections to enshrine good governance despite their election monitoring schedules. “I expect 90 per cent success in the elections of March 9 and I want you to ask me question on this, that day. “All the prophecies made on this election failed and you (journalists) were the ones propagating these prophecies. “People will just wake up and declare: thus says the lord and this is unfortunate,” he said.

Umahi commended INEC for ensuring a hitch free election but urged it to ensure the efficiency of the card reader which recorded several hitches on Saturday. (NAN)

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/south-east-governors-did-not-influence-results-to-favour-buhari-umahi/

A true governor has spoken...
The people 1st....
Not those busy blasting the President forgeting his your leader and can decided to make ur state ungovernable....

Happy for Ebonyi state with the progress they have made so far ..

Okay

Yes, this is one of the best and refined people from that region.
Others hate without reasons.
They don't want pmb have just few votes? Jokers

Shut ur mouth, we all know Umahi is a Freind of Buhari and hated Peter Obi. He didn't really campaign for Atiku/obi but was busy campaigning for his re-election. You can see that in the turn out of voters

All these weak votes

Pity grandpa is dead he'll be cracking up in his grave
right now.. ...Grandpa I dedicate PDPiggs eternal failure and ridicule in your memory...We'll all be having a get together party at my abode..We all should gather round for the sendoff oh! sorry wakekeeping of our beloved loosing looting loosers
But buhari aka baba go slow your own sef dey ur body small...
Surround yourself with more knowledgeable and selfless NOT SELFISH people..Thats all thats needed Remember SELFLESS!

This traitor, I pray APGA wins in Ebonyi state gubernatorial election.

Nigeria will still be a shithole 50years from now

NONSENSE...

We need some form of revolution in this country ASAP! The rate at which people like Tinubu and all other politicians are looting Nigeria's resources is alarming. Yes, I'm angry and jealous when someone steals my property yet, flaunts it right before my eyes.

They all need to be killed!

the all gagged obi.....kudos to those governors.no time for the Chinese Ibo man

Them betray Obi no be small, but they will soon taste their own defeat

Traitor you will be humbled like Dankwanbo of Gombe

Ok

South East are advance Electorates...They know what they want. They are carried not away by bandwagon. Umahi you are a disgrace

nice speech

Ebonyi......

hmm you quote where will suit wat u are saying.
you hypocrite who are from your father the devil.

hitch free election?
you are mad o

.

Umahi

Playing safe game.

Close that ur eye in shame

These southeast governors really do ATIKU strong thing.....
Normally, ibo man no dey vote.....
Election results are simply written in governors office or Godfathers house and handed over to INEC to announce....
This time, nothing of such happened and Atiku's yansh was allowed to be displayed in public....
Seriously, Peter Obi na bad market.....
And Nnamdi kanu inconsistency didn't help matters....

Well said

Is he trying to say he was working against his party because he is respecting the president?

nrexzy:
A true governor has spoken...
The people 1st....
Not those busy blasting the President forgeting his your your leader and can decided to make ur state ungovernable....

Happy for Ebonyi state with the progress they have made so far ..

But he's going... He insulted Pmb by locking him out of the township stadium.