Igbo missed out in APC, terribly in PDP-Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi said his loss at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election, was the will of God.
He, however, said while the South East missed out of Igbo presidency in the APC, it suffered even more in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking on an interview with Arise TV Umahi said with the kind of support the South East has consistently given the PDP, the party wasn’t fair to the region by not giving it the presidential ticket.
“What happened to me at the APC primary election is the will of God. I swore an oath of allegiance to my party in APC and won’t say some things because the campaign has not started,” Umahi said.
“There is no doubt that Igbo missed out so much in APC, but they missed out terribly in PDP. I have said this several times if Igbo would serve APC with the number of years they had served PDP and denied ticket, I will not be happy about that.
“Morally I don’t have any anger in me to say that it must be me (that would emerge the first Igbo president). No. I just did my bit and demonstrated that we have materials. And for me, in terms of who becomes the President of Nigeria, I want to suggest that we should talk on issues.”
When asked why he is not supporting the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi who is a Nigerian of Igbo extraction, despite his (Umahi) agitation for the Igbo presidency, he replied: “No comment. I have answered your question and I answered you that when campaigns start we will be answering questions like this because as a man who wants to uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I should just do that which is very important.”
