Why the Igbos reject Peter Obi as running mate to Atiku Abubakar – Governor Umahi (READ HIS REASONS)

The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has given reasons the Igbos rejected the choice of the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar running mate, former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi.

David Umahi made the assertion on Tuesday in Abakaliki while addressing newsmen after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Development Programme on socio-economic development.

The governor, who is the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, condemned the critics.

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David Umahi explained that  South-East leaders were not consulted in making the decision on Obi’s nomination, while no one from Ebonyi and Imo states made the list of the running mate nominees.

“We must take decisions against the marginalisation of Ebonyi people because if we have to vote, we must be treated with equity.

“Two names of the nominees came from Anambra, two from Abia and one from Enugu, but none came from Ebonyi and Imo.

“What is wrong with somebody from Ebonyi and Imo? If you must know, one of the reasons an Ebonyi man is against regions in the country is the fear of further marginalisation,” he added.

Umahi maintained that southeast leaders must sit with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and that, if all must work together, the leaders must be part of the decision making.

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“I am talking about the southeast people and if six people can come from other regions and take decisions, there must be somebody from the southeast zone.

“The southeast leaders never issued any statement on the matter and anybody from the zone who says that our stand is not good, is not a human being,” he said.

The governor remarked that if Atiku just picked his running mate without people from other regions seeing the list and making choices, there could have been no complaints.

“Nobody chooses the vice president for anybody; it is just like a wife issue; but if other people were on the list, people from Ebonyi should be there.

“Even if we would not make the list — as the choice is for Abubakar to make — we should know what disqualifies us from being picked,” David Umahi argued further.

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“I cannot endorse Obi alone and I’m confident that in further decisions, the Igbo man must be consulted.

“If the position I had was my sin, I cannot repent from it,” he said.

(NAN)

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