Ebonyi APC drags Gov Umahi to SGF
The leadership of the Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Governor David Umahi to the Federal Government, accusing him of deceiving President Muhammadu Buhari on his second term bid and also victimizing opposition in the state.
However, reacting before the meeting went closed-door, the SGF Boss Gida Mustapha said the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation was not an office for APC governors only, saying PDP governors equally had the latitude to collaborate and work with him.
Leader of delegation and State APC Chairman, Chief Eze Nwachukwu Eze, made the allegation yesterday in Abuja when he led a delegation on a visit to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Abuja. He also called for the redeployment of the Police Commissioner for his alleged inability to deal with the security situation in the state.
Eze informed the SGF that Governor Umahi was making the state unbearable for APC members and urged him to intervene in the security situation in the state.
“Governor Umahi pretends to support President Muhammadu Buhari by openly backing his reelection bid. The same governor secretly signed a document on stopping the President with other PDP members,” he said.
But in a swift reaction, Governor Umahi said he would not be distracted by impostors and political jobbers parading themselves as opposition, as he was busy with his developmental projects in repositioning the state and making it a model of modernity.
The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Mr Emmanuel Uzor, told reporters that from all available records, Governor Umahi has rescued the state from the fangs of poverty and underdevelopment and has never been found wanting in the discharge of his official duties.
“Pastor Nwachukwu who is a factional chairman of APC in Ebonyi State is notorious for his lies and penchant in seeking cheap publicity but unfortunately, this one has hit the woodwork as it has failed to attract the sentiment he sought for,” he said.