Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi will on Thursday decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the chairman for Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state, Nnachi Victor, has said.

Daily Trust reports that there have been talks about the planned defection of Umahi who is completing his second term on May 29, 2023.

His switch to APC is just as the agitation for the zoning of the presidency, come 2023 to the South-east geo-political zone gathers momentum.

Also, the speculation about Umahi's presidential ambition has been in the political space.

Victor who spoke to Daily Trust in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, said Governor Umahi fixed the date for his defection during a stakeholders' meeting with members of the APC in the state.

The meeting was held on Sunday at Osborn La- Palm in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area which serves as governor Umahi's country home.

The meeting was attended by bigwigs including the lawmaker representing Ezza South/Ikwo federal constituency, Chinedu Ogah; Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Elias Mbam; Senator Julius Ali-Ucha, the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Nwachukwu Eze and Senator Anthony Agbo, among others.

"We have been officially informed of Governor Umahi's intention to join us in APC. A meeting was called in Osborn La-Palm in Ohaozara where the governor openly told us of his intention.

"Also, our national secretariat has informed us that Umahi will be joining us formerly this Thursday," he said.

OVB123:
He will definatelly regret the step he took... Because it is a trap that is set for south east governors. Come 2023 APC will denied them the opportunity to clinched the party ticket.

Fahdiga:
Umahi is a featherweight politician. he has been a mole in PDP. he is a good riddance to bad rubbish. he won't be missed