Umahi said, “Those who are saying that Odii is a tool in our hands are very wrong. If they know the attack I face every day, they won’t say that.”
By Jeffrey Agbo
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has refuted claims that he is supporting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2023 election in the state, Ifeanyi Odii.
The governor’s Special Assistant on Media, Chooks Oko, made this known in a statement on Friday.
According to Oko, Umahi denied the rumour at Uburu, his hometown, in Ohaozara Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, when he received members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Umahi, who will be contesting the Senate seat for Ebonyi South on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) next year, said the insinuations were far from the truth.
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“Those who are saying that Odii is a tool in our hands are very wrong. If they know the attack I face every day, they won’t say that,” said Umahi.
“If I were to support, I would prefer someone else from a tiny constituency, not someone (Odii) who comes from my own zone.”
Umahi admonished CAN, elders, founding fathers and all stakeholders to support zoning and power rotation for sustainable peace in the state.
“When we were contesting in 2015, the North and Central supported us; their leaders stood with us,” Umahi added.