Ebonyi Federal lawmakers have disowned the governor of the state, David Umahi over his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

The leader of the Ebonyi State PDP caucus in the National Assembly, Senator Sam Egwu, presented the position on Wednesday during a press conference, in Abuja.

Egwu said, “For the sake of clarity, we wish to state that not a single member of the Ebonyi State PDP caucus of the National Assembly is defecting to the APC.

“The three distinguished senators and five House of Representatives members remain proud card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party, the platform under which we contested and won elections in 2019.

“The major reason given by Umahi for defecting from the PDP to the APC is now in the public domain which is that the PDP has not been fair to the People of the South East on the issue of zoning the Presidency and vice Presidency.

“While we support that it is the turn of the South East to fly the Presidential flag, of any of the major political parties come 2023, yet, we consider it impolitic, indecent and unwise to give ultimatums and conditionalities in a bid to secure zoning.

“Indeed, if there is any Ebonyi person who should remain eternally grateful to the PDP, that individual ought to be Governor David Umahi.”

Reacting to the cross carpeting, the lawmakers described Umahi as an ingrate explaining that he was given the opportunity to serve as state party chairman, deputy governor and elected twice as governor all under the PDP.

Egwu said, “As Governor, his two younger brothers were elected to principal offices of the PDP; one (Mr. Austine Umahi) as the National Vice Chairman (South East) and another (Mr. Maxwell Umahi) as the Deputy State Chairman of the PDP.

“As democrats, we concede Chief Umahi’s right to join any political association of his choice. However, as federal lawmakers we are not unaware of the Supreme Court decision that candidates are products of political parties.

“What it means is that political office holders are not at liberty to migrate from one political platform to another, particularly when there is no division in their party.”

https://www.nairapark.com/news/1605785627/umahi-ingrate-ebonyi-lawmakers

Welcome to the elite party, Mr Umahi.

Make them leave this guy rest naa..na him be the first person wey defect..

Political party isn't a cult group, he never pledged his soul

. I laugh at you. 2023 will cement your end. Bye bye. You were lucky enough to get there. It was a matter of pity and God that made you to be there. Umahi is on another class of political strata in comparism to this folks. They never learn

Those lawmakers are blind. Umahi a deacon of his church has a higher spiritual clearance than those morons and he has seen that 2023 will be the demise of PDP.

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Officialgarri:
Welcome to the elite party, Mr Umahi.

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No bad belle.

No bad belle.
Na choice him choose he no kee pesin

Takings a whole Igbo State to dash Fulani Jihadists free of charge is painful.
Igbos and HausaFulanisKanuri Muslims are never gonna be friends. Why didn't he join APC before 2019 elections..?

He's wicked

Cyberterror:
Those lawmakers are blind. Umahi a deacon of his church has a higher spiritual clearance than those morons and he has seen that 2023 will be the demise of PDP.

correct sarcasm