Alleged plans by the All Progressives Congress, APC to break the ranks of Southeast governors belonging to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP may have derailed.

The governors have been severally alleged to have struck a deal to enable President Muhammadu Buhari get at least 25% of the votes in their states in quid pro quo for their own easy re-election.

Concerns over the commitment of the Southeast governors to the PDP presidential candidate had in recent times emerged upon the open affinity of the governors to President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Three of the Southeast governors belong to the PDP, the exceptions being Governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo State who belongs to the APC and Willie Obiano of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA.

All three PDP governors in the region, Dave Umahi, Ebonyi; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu and Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia are all running for a second term.
Gov. Umahi had in particular been openly supportive of Buhari’s second term and was only last week endorsed by traditional rulers in the state who at the same time endorsed Buhari.

However, very reliable sources told Vanguard that the “wool was pulled of the eyes” of the governor at a confidential meeting involving all three governors, Atiku and Senate President Bukola Saraki.

The meeting which took place in Enugu according to sources was facilitated by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.

“Some of the governors had been led to believe that giving Buhari 25% of the votes would not do them any harm but that meeting opened their eyes to the danger of that,” a source at the meeting disclosed.

“They were made to realise that they were all in the first term and that after helping the president that the president would turn around to push APC governorship candidates to throw them out and don’t forget that the governorship election comes after the presidential.”

Atiku who was present reminded them of the 2003 scenario in which the PDP swept all but one of the five Alliance for Democracy, AD governors from power. The exception was Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos who was allegedly tipped of by Atiku.

Gov. Umahi who is from Ohazara in the Southern Senatorial District had been especially touted as a collaborator with the Buhari Campaign following from their links in the former All Nigeria People’s Party, ANPP.

Sources, however, disclosed that the governor may have reconsidered upon the ethnic dimensions in the state. The governor is from Uburu in Ohazara Local Government Area, one of the smaller communities in the state.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/south-east-pdp-governors-reconsider-buhari-option/

Jealous lot

Buharri is a complete BAD market. Igbos are traders and we understand how bad it could be to bring in a load of unmarketable merchandise .

Buharri has been the problem stopping south east business moves and we reject him in total.

Vote for Atiku/Obi

South East will vote Atiku 90%..

Forget the influence of the governors, South east will give Atiku about 90% votes, what am asking for is that ebonyi people punish umahi by voting him out then he will realize that you don't play with the tail of a lion(Buhari)and go Scot free

DonFreshmoney:
South East will vote Atiku 90%..

Atiku is a business man
Obi is a business man
Igbos are business men

We understand each other.

lol, too late. nnamdi kanu has taken over the wheel of South East support for Atiku and he is heading straight into abadaba lake. nobody should dare him on this

alizma:
lol, too late. nnamdi kanu has taken over the wheel of South East support for Atiku and he is heading straight into abadaba lake. nobody should dare him on this

Nnamdi kanu supports Atiku

the only place Buhari has scored high is on his partial corruption fight. Why would his party chairman say if you want your sins to be forgiven, come over to APC. Thats a direct testament to partiality in the corruption fight. As regards the Economy, Power, Works, etc, he has scored less than 10percent compared to what he promised.Of all the presidential contestants Buhari is the weakest healthwise, worst education and grossly demented. Those saying "sai baba" are those reaping from the gaping wounds Buhari's cluelessness, old age and compound ignorance create. They don't care if Nigeria collapses. Don't destroy Nigeria because of greed. Posterity will not forgive you.Buhari promised to make one naira equal to one dollar. Maybe Buhari wanted to say he would make one dollar equal to 1000 naira.

braveboi4life:
Forget the influence of the governors, South east will give Atiku about 90% votes, what am asking for is that ebonyi people punish umahi by voting him out them he will realize that you don't play with the tail of a lion(Buhari)and go Scot free

I fully align with your thoughts.
Umahi should be taught a bitter for ever voicing out that Buhari is anything but incompetent and parochial.
Same treatment should have been melted out to Obiano if not for the fact Anambra state is not due for guber elections.
2 useless governors siding with a man that murdered,discriminated against Ibos and dealth a severe blow to many Ibo businesses right from his first day in office.

atiku na scam.. who dosent know that

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everybody fighting for the own pockets not for the best candidate for the job.

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Abia is going to APC .
Imo remain an APC State

They are naturally attracted to loosers

Is power by fire by force?

confused souls

Na governors dey vote?

These people should stop dignifying the South East Governors as they do not control what goes on in the South East,not even the Government House.

Anybody that wants the South East block votes,by now,should have known who to talk to,which i guess they are doing underground.

Atiku who was present reminded them of the 2003 scenario in which the PDP swept all but one of the five Alliance for Democracy, AD governors from power. The exception was Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos who was allegedly tipped of by Atiku

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Atiku bridge is falling down
Falling down
Falling down

Fake news. vanguard staff are not hiding the fact that they are idle nowadays.

Lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies
APC evil party

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