Umahi Denies Sponsoring PDP’s Odii, Says Its Not Turn For Ebonyi South And Central

The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has denied sponsoring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the state, Chukwuma Odii.

According to the governor, it’s not the turn of Ebonyi’s south and central senatorial zones to produce the next governor of the state.

Naija News understands that Umahi stated that even though Odii hails from the same Ebonyi South zone as himself, he can’t support him because it’s not yet the turn of the zone for the governorship seat.

The governor in a statement signed and made available to pressmen by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategy, Chooks Oko, explained that instead of supporting Odii, he rather support the senator representing Ebonyi Central zone, Obinna Ogba, who also was an aspirant of the PDP.

The governor shortly after the visit of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to his hometown at Umunnaga Uburu community, Ohaozara LGA of the state debunked reports that Odii is not a tool in his hands.

He submitted that “Those who say that AnyiChuks is a tool in our hand are wrong. If they know the attack I face every day, they won’t say that.

“If I were to support, I would prefer Obinna Ogba who came from a tiny constituency, not a man who jumped out from nowhere and throwing his money around.”

Umahi, however, admonished stakeholders in Ebonyi South not to be tempted to support any governorship candidate that hails from the zone because it wasn’t the turn of the zone to produce a governor, rather it was the turn of Ebonyi North to produce the next governor.

He urged the people to support the APC guber candidate, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, who hails from Ebonyi North senatorial zone, noting that zoning and power rotation should be given a chance in the state to enhance peace and order.

He stated that “The issue of zoning; the issue of power rotation is so we can have peace in the state.

“So, we will disgrace with our votes, anybody from the South coming out to contest for governor come 2023.”