We are still bonafide PDP members, Umahi insists

Gov Umahi

 

The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Eng. David Nweze Umahi, has once again restated his resolve  to retain his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 

  Governor  Umahi was  reacting to the  speculations in a section of the media that he was set to move to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) when the leadership of the Abakpa Main Market Traders Association, at the Government House in Abakaliki on Thursday.

He said,  “When I said publicly that Ebonyi people will support Mr. President, they said, we have moved to  the APC.  PDP remains our party and  will remain our party.

“ But we need help and the way to get it is not to start castigating the President and no governor should castigate the President.  But opposition belongs to the political parties.  For me and you, we are still bonafide members of the PDP.”

            On the increasing wave of the activities of the  Indigenous People of Biafra  , Governor Umahi stated that  the South-East governors   had listened to the complaints of   the IPOB  agitators and had  decided  to discuss them with the President.

             “We have listened to the complaints of the boys.  There is no way anybody could say that what they are saying is completely outside the truth, but just like husband and wife, you must have a way of getting along through dialogue.

“ The governors of the  South-East have taken up their matter to discuss with Mr. President and I believe that we don’t need another war in this country.  I want to plead with you to encourage whoever is involved that we have taken up the matter and we will do everything possible to make sure that their feelings are addressed. 

“We should not support secession. We should not support demonstrations; we should not support the castigation of our leaders”.

            Governor Umahi  maintained that his  government was poised to redefining Abakaliki by looking inwards on how to take advantage of its location as a transit  point  to “realize our potential.”

Urging  the traders to key into the vision of his administration,   he stated that  the first batch of traders would be relocated to the International Market in April 2016.

According to him,  the second batch  will   be relocated in  June  while the third and final batches will be  in September.

            He further announced that the government would be constructing additional vehicular parks and warehouses beside the Centenary City, opposite the International Market as a measure to minimize the inconveniences that traders  might face  when they move into the International Market.

                                    Earlier in an address, the Chairman of AMMTA, Comrade Emeka Nwome,  commended the governor on his life touching achievements within six months in  office.

            Comrade Nwome informed the Governor that the traders had name him Ome nke ahuru nanya.