Ebonyi State governor, Engr. Dave Umahi, said he has lost confidence in the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Socio-cultural organisation.<\/p>\n
Umahi who spoke on Saturday at his hometown, Uburu, during the maiden matriculation ceremony of the King David University of Medical Sciences, said: \u201cI have lost total confidence in the leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation, and will openly confront anyone who challenges the Ebonyi agenda.”<\/p>\n
The Ebonyi Governor polled 38 votes at the just concluded primary election of the APC which was won by Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor with 1,271 votes.<\/p>\n
Umahi who was visibly angry with the outcome of the primary election accused delegates from the south-east of \u201ctrading their votes\u201d in the just concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a series of meetings with the party\u2019s chairmen in the five states of the zone in the company of its national vice-chairman. I implored on the delegates that the issue was not about me but the mood of the Igbos in the nation. I implored that they should vote for any south-east aspirant so that when the votes are counted, we would not be missing,\u201d NAN quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would have made a strong statement in the process that the Igbo are eminently qualified with due capacity to lead the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will come later to preach about Igbo unity and its agenda but henceforth, the only agenda I know is the Ebonyi agenda. This shows that even if we have equal number of local government areas and delegates such as other zones, we would still trade our votes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently regarded as people who can sell anything but they should remember that anyone who betrays his brother will lose the trust of those who gained from the betrayal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no sort of lobbying I did not receive but I maintained that it was about bringing the marginalisation of the Igbos to the fore.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou (Ebonyi delegates) have made yourselves reference points of steadfastness in the country and when people are seeking for trustworthy people, they will come for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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