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Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 election, is widely accepted.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor said although his support is for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his party’s candidate, “only God knows who will win”.
After a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, he made this statement while answering questions from State House reporters.
According to Umahi, the purpose of the meeting was to invite Buhari to the Federal Capital Territory’s Asokoro Governor’s Lodge’s commissioning, which cost roughly N1.2 billion.
If Obi had chosen not to take part in the current electioneering process, according to the governor, South East would have been forgotten. The governor lost the APC presidential ticket in June.
He expressed hope that after the elections in 2023, a candidate from the South East would win the presidency of Nigeria.
When asked if the South East was prepared for the presidency, Umahi responded: “I think that Peter Obi’s movement is an eye opener. What happened during the PDP and APC primaries were a kind of miscalculation by people. But to say whether they are ready for the presidency of the country anytime is a different story. I stated it because I admire what he is doing. He is inspiring me with what he is doing. Because South East would have been forgotten if he weren’t doing what he’s doing.
So, even though my party wins, he would have set a great environment for the South East Presidency so that no one would write us off. You can also see his degree of acceptability, which is insufficient to defeat APC. That much is certain, but it’s still a positive move. It also gives the South East people and the rest of the nation confidence that we are accepted and that we will someday lead this nation as president. It is really crucial.
The governor responded when asked if he disregarded Obi’s movement, saying: “Peter Obi’s movement and all the movement are authored on God’s will. It is only God who knows who will win, but there must be a wish. I would hope that our party is victorious as a party man. And if God rejects my request, Peter Obi should be the next winner.
“I strongly feel that after the North has taken eight years, there is no moral justification for the North to be wanting to take another eight years; it should go to the South, and I will say that anyplace in this North/South presidency. I’m not wishing Peter Obi away because of this.
Obi’s prospects of winning were further questioned, and Umahi responded, “Everyone has chances of winning and chances of losing, but you must always have a hope. Yes.”
Umahi rejected the idea that the arrival of Peter Obi’s Movement had caused a decrease in homicidal violence in the South East.
When questioned if he agreed with the viewpoint, he responded, “You cannot officially attribute the deaths to Igbo presidency, as you can see, security is getting better all throughout the nation. Additionally, it has nothing to do with Peter Obi’s actions. The equity, justice, and fairness are the cornerstones of the Peter Obi movement.
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