Ebonyi Governor David Umahi says contrary to raging reports, he is not against the ambition of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate.

Mr Umahi, the leader of the All Progressives Congress and Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum earlier this week said his state will not follow any other political agenda in the 2023 elections aside from voting for his party.

Mr Obi is the only president from the Igbo ethnic stock on the presidential ticket of a major political party in the 2023 elections. The region has not had a shot at the Nigerian presidency since the advent of the Fourth Republic.

Uchenna Orji, the information commissioner in Ebonyi said in a statement on Friday that Mr Umahi “deeply appreciates Obi’s courage in his campaign.”

“Umahi never said that Obi was going nowhere and that he (Umahi) does not believe in the nation’s president of Igbo extraction,” he clarified. “The governor is a member of the All Progressives Congress and shall support the party in all their state and national elections as a good party man.

“He believes that political party members should defend their parties during elections and people will freely vote for candidates of their choice,” the statement added.

(NAN)

Blackfire:
Why is he talking like he is scared of Obi?

Fear fear mumu umahi

Bomboiy:
No southeast politician alive will work against Peter Obi,them no born dem well. Body don tell Umahi him don humble.

Peter Obi is the choice of the people,he will win SE with a landslide.

Blackfire:
Why is he talking like he is scared of Obi?

Fear fear mumu umahi

He believes that political party members should defend their parties during elections and people will freely vote for candidates of their choice,” the statement added

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The talk was deemed a jab at Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra, who have been making sharp inroads in his native South-East since he picked the Labour party ticket.

Blackfire:
Why is he talking like he is scared of Obi?

Fear fear mumu umahi

Akurakambe:
I don't know for other zones sha but no SE politician can work against Peter Obi candidacy. Peter Obi is no saint but he's like a 'god' here. I'm even seeing some opposition candidates(senate and rep) campaigning for Peter Obi presidency here.

I'm just imagining the bloc vote that will come from the SE for Peter Obi come 2023, this is a zone that ordinarily should've been PDP stronghold. Too bad for them.

Peter Obi is coming