Anti-Party Activities: PDP Govs Defend Umahi

The governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, rose in defense of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State over the allegation of anti-party activities, saying that the governor was 100 percent in support of the PDP.
The PDP Governors Forum, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, condemned a recent news report circulating online that Umahi belongs to both the PDP and the APC, saying it was blatant falsehood packaged to tarnish the image of the governor and put a smile on the faces of the sponsors and author of the publication.
The statement issued signed by the Director-General, the Director-General of the PDP Governors Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu said: “The news circulating online that our dear member, Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State said he belongs to both the PDP and APC is a blatant falsehood aimed at tarnishing the image of the governor and as well derailing him from his focus. The author of that publication acted in bad fate, with malice and certainly with ulterior and sinister motives.
“On several occasions and at all times even in the face of stiff opposition and blackmail, Governor Umahi has always proven to be a committed party man. He loves the party; he loves the PDP Governors Forum, and they in turn love and cherish the friendship and bond between them.
“It is, therefore, no gainsaying that all these is about 2023, but may we hasten to add that there are more civilized and cultured ways to go about it. Yes, he like every other key-player in the political arena, may have his ambitions and dreams upon the end of his current service tenure in 2023; he may aspire for any of the offices at the Presidential Villa, which of course he is constitutionally fit and qualified for, but that will certainly be on the platform of the PDP.
“We have enough reasons and instances to believe that he may have been quoted out of context in the now-viral online publication. We smell mischief. We see the handiwork of detractors who are too scared of his credentials and constantly growing legacies so far attained in governance in Ebonyi State.