The chairman of the South East governors forum and governor
of Ebonyi state, Chief David Umahi at the weekend denied plans of running a
joint Presidential ticket with governor Nasir El- Rufai in the forthcoming 2023
general election.
Umahi made this known in a press statement he signed and
forwarded by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Francis Nweze in
Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state.
He berated the originators of such campaign posters for
trying to drag his image and that of the Kaduna state governor El-Rufai to mud,
just as he warned them to refrain from bringing fake and uncalled for rumours
that would soil his relationship with some northern governor’s.
The statement reads in part: “My attention has been drawn to
an ill conceived political poster that is currently circulating on social
media, bearing the image of the Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Nweze
Umahi as contesting for President of Nigeria in the forthcoming 2023 general
election, with the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El- Rufai as his Vice
Presidential running mate.
“The Poster bears the imprint of detractors and political
desperados who thrive on gossip, rumours and have resorted to producing a
smokescreen, where they attempt to drag the name of the Governor to the mud via
the poster.
“One could not help but come to a sane conclusion that
enemies of the state probably quoting the harmless expression of an Igbo born
industrialist, Chief Cletus Ibeto who said “when it is time, we will send
Umahi”, decided to stir the hornet’s nest and heat up the polity with such
embarrassing poster.
“In as much as Governor David Umahi has towering credentials
that in any contest makes him visible, he has not made public, any intention to
contest for any position in 2023, let alone choosing a successor as he is a
governor who is presently committed to delivering dividends of democracy to his
Ebonyi people as he believes that politicking ends immediately after election.
“I, therefore, call on all lovers of good governance and the
general public to ignore such posters as it is nothing, but the handiwork of
mischievous elements who are determined to put the Governor against his
admirers. 2023 is too far to start politicking now” he stated.
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