By Saidu Idris
365Daily – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has asked the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, to desist from dragging its Governors into his frustrations in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Forum was responding to Governor Umahi’s declaration that the PDP Governors were calling for rotation of Presidency to the South with their mouths but their body language shows they are opposed to it.
In a statement issued by the Director General of the PDP Governors Forum, Hon. CID Maduabum, on Saturday, September 18, 2021, the Governors said PDP is an independent political Party with workable structures and method of doing things and not an appendage of the APC.
Maduabum said the Party will take its decision on the issue of zoning political offices at the appropriate time,while reaffirming its resolve to boot out the APC in 2023.
The statement said: ”Governor Umahi left PDP for APC, according to him, because of the love he has for President Buhari, among other flimsy reasons, irrespective of the maladministration and daily incidents of destruction of lives and properties currently going on in Ebonyi State and the entire country under the watch of APC.
”Governor Umahi sabotaged the PDP in 2019 elections in his quest to deliver 25% to his APC benefactors. It took the determined resistance of Ebonyi people to checkmate him. It was good riddance that he subsequently left PDP for APC instead of continuing his role as an APC mole.
”On the issue of Zoning, we advise Governor Umahi to face his frustrations in APC and not drag PDP and her Governors into it. PDP is an independent political Party with workable structures and method of doing things. It’s not an appendage of the APC or indeed any other association or group.
”The PDP will take its decision on the issue of zoning political offices at the appropriate time. Even the APC has not taken any decision yet on zoning. Different groups and interests are advancing arguments to defend their positions as is required in a democracy. At the end of the day, decisions will be taken by each political party.
”The PDP is single minded in its resolve to boot out the APC in 2023 and would craft strategies to achieve same in the national interest as APC currently represents an existential threat to Nigerias democracy and survival. Indeed all Nigerians have a duty and responsibility to end this long nightmare of APC misrule.”