Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, can contest for president in the 2023 elections.

He said though the ruling All Progressives Congress has not come out with its zoning formula, Umahi has the right to aspire for any position in government "as long as he can muster the needed support and momentum for victory".

Adesina in a piece on Friday titled, 'Dave Umahi's Heart of Lion', praised the Ebonyi State governor for having the courage to dump the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for the APC.

He said Umahi had been a believer in the Buhari presidency even while he was in the opposition party.

The president's spokesman wrote, "Umahi had always loved and respected President Muhammadu Buhari, and never hid it, though they were of different political parties. And the President reciprocated in like manner. In fact, the first State the President ever visited in the country and passed the night, was Ebonyi. Umahi was PDP in the exterior, but APC at heart.

"My first inkling of what was on the way was about two years ago. There was a meeting of Progressive Governors (as those elected on the platform of APC are called), and Gov Umahi had sent his deputy to attend. A PDP man among APC Governors? Something was definitely cooking.

"Now, the deed has been done. Gov Umahi has done what Napoleon couldn’t do. He has officially crossed from the PDP to APC. Only a man with the heart of a lion could do that."

The PUNCH had earlier reported that the APC National Executive Committee on Tuesday approved waivers for Umahi and others who just joined the party to contest elective positions on the party's platform without waiting for a particular number of years.

Umahi, who defected last month from the PDP to the APC, had complained of marginalisation of the South-East zone by the PDP as one of his reasons for leaving the party. He had also noted that he believed the APC would protect the interest of the South-East zone in the 2023 presidential election.

Adesina corroborated Umahi's claims, saying the South-East must play better politics to get the ultimate office in the country.

The president's spokesman further wrote, "Umahi has displayed a courage of conviction. He said the South East has been let down by the PDP in the last 21 years, so it was time to switch camp. It takes the heart of a lion to change course in such setting. Some people said it was because he wanted to run for President in 2023. And why not? The party has not come out with its zoning formula, but in a democracy, anyone can aspire for any position, as long as he can muster the needed support and momentum for victory.

"I’ve always said it. The South-East must play better politics to get the ultimate office in the country. Sleeping and facing the same direction may not be the best option. The Orji Kalus, Hope Uzodimmas, Chris Ngiges, Dave Umahis, and many others, are now shining the light, so that their people can find the way. And so let it be."

https://punchng.com/2023-umahi-can-run-for-president-says-buharis-aide/

Dave Umahi has our support! Our beloved father, President Mohammadu Buhari, is very pleased with him. We, his children, are also very pleased with him.. We believe in equity.. We acknowledge the prowess of the average Igbo - excellent administrators, business minded, industrious and competitive!

For these reasons, we, Northerners, have decided to support him..

God bless Governor Dave Umahi.
God bless President Mohammadu Buhari.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

And who told this bubu ass licker that PDP cannot give their presidential ticket to southeast too.

POLITICIANS


Some of this politicians like to deceive themselves and pretending to be Encouraging themselves.


SEE THE HIGH RATE OF HARDSHIP AND INSECURITY EVERYWHERE.

Eg

My Dad sent me to Abuja yesterday morning to attended a meeting ,my dad also made sure i left abuja yesterday evening he did not let me go to any of our houses there.


I some how felt bad when I got to abuja,knowing that some of our evil leaders who dont care about nigerians are there.

Jesus I thank you for life.

David Umahi is allowed to chase whatever political position he so desires, including the presidency. He is a member of a duly registered political party, and should be allowed to contest in the primaries if he so wishes but he won't be given the ticket on a platter of gold due process must be observed.

We Lack Purposefully leadership as a Nation. When i remember Atiku, Tinubu, Yahaya Bello and their likes wants to contest for President in 2023, then i realize we are far from Development as a Nation.
Buhari's remaining 3 years + 8 years of another recycled President, that is to say 11 years of terrible leadership looming?

Stop wasting your prayers on Nigeria, pray for yourself and loved ones, our leaders don't know God.
Before Nigeria will develop as a Nation with this current crop of visionless leaders, as a Christian, Rapture must have taken place.

I have given up on present day Nigeria!

Ok

We nor want APC or PDP our mum don do, we nor want old boys association.

In APC?

He only needs to know that there are several other people they have promised.

Nah eh! No qualms
This is so sophisticated

Everyone is free to run for president laa
So what is so special about umahi

Who will vote him

...and Amaechi that funded Buhari and APC go sidon for sidelines dey watch Umahi like spectator?

I have a question for APC non-funding decampees...who you serve, who you epp, you don baff?

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Not bad

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I wont make the mistake of voting apc or pdp... Young People's Party anyday

I’m sure everyone can run for President once they are of age.

Umahi is free to run but won't win APC primaries..

Let PDP give SE ticket in 2023. QED!

Well its a free country

But we both know Buhari and the cabal have already decided to give the presidency to Umahi

I mean come on!!

The only time buharis london based daughter comes to Nigeria she comes to Ebonyi ?? Seriously? Don't believe me use Google October 2020

Buhari has visited Ebonyi three times in the last 2 years why na? E get wetin him forget there ?
For the last four years Ebonyi has constructed more capital projects than any state in Nigeria in record time, but wait don't they get the least allocation? And they don't have natural resources, so where are they getting the money for all this ? Your guess's is as good as mine

Lastly we all know any one who buhari tells the north to vote in ,2023 the whole north will do that.. forget the online rants buhari na God for north o

If he says jump now they will ask how high

The other day Fulani enjoy went to south east the other day Myetti Allah praised Umahi

We are seeing less and less of the usual Anti southeast hate speech from the north

El rufai son who has always shown hatred for southeast married a lady from southeast who has off course converted to islam

Wow the whole place seems to suddenly get wet at the sound of the southeast

Well good luck to my ibo brothers and sisters

This government is just playing us

Suddenly they are making Tinubu public enemy number one why?

So the hate between east and west means
It's the north who gave power to you the west didn't want it so be loyal to us in the North

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See how they are playing Umahi like a ludo.



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Femi be careful Jagaban will eat you oo

Scam

Osetigo

thieves about to switch positions. Recycling thieves bastard sons of a thousand fathers whether its from SE, SW, SS, MB, NE, NW, NC, they are still same old thieves

Its for Tinubu

So thus how this idiot was seduce? And the tinubu with be looking at him. Let him spend the money he has stolen (still stealing) to chase a phantom dream

okay

whatever it doesn't mean Nigeria will be great with Umahi or Tinubu or whoever

the main goal now is to leave this shithole b4 2023

Shame APC which the East derides without reservation is showing more tolerance for the ambitions and yearnings of Easterners than the pdp they love so much.

Pdp cant pretend to be oblivious to Eastern agitations, but the best they can come up with is to say Jonathan is free to seek their party ticket. No single reference to Easterners or a statement addressing their demands.

Even if na to pretend, make pdp try to pretend to be positively disposed to an Igbo presidency. This shabby treatment of the east by pdp is appalling.

iampeterben:
We nor want APC or PDP our mum don do, we nor want old boys association.

Your hands are tied, sadly

flokii:
Umahi is free to run but won't win APC primaries..

Let PDP give SE ticket in 2023. QED!

He will win.. Nothing can stop him! We Nigerians are strongly behind him!

Sure he can. He is eligible and has good credentials.

But if I had a choice it will be for someone who can trigger the restructuring of Nigeria first, then my second choice will be one who can rebuild the economy of Nigeria ground up and thirdly one who can handle the challenges of capacity particularly infrastructural deficit.

Umahi fits into the third most important criteria as one who delivers in Ebonyi on a shoe string budget.

I think it is time Nigerians start electing not 'who' but what into office. We should be 'giving power' to 'what' can be done.

But I bet all around me it will about religion, ethnicity, class and every other sentimental hogwash on earth.

umahi can win a Senate sit talkless of president.