- * May Run With Gov Zulum Of Borno State
By Micheal Jegede
The Pioneer Secretary of Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Chaka Nweze, has said that the declaration of interest for the 2023 presidency by Governor David Umahi was a welcome development as the clamour for Ndigbo to produce the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari intensifies.
He said the declaration was a show of courage and determination to repeat the developmental feats he recorded in Ebonyi State at the national level to take Nigeria to greater heights.
The APC chieftain, a former Chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, said Umahi is eminently qualified and well suited for the presidential seat come 2023, stressing that he belongs to the class of leaders who practice politics devoid of bitterness, hostility and acrimony.
Noting further that Umahi’s declaration to contest for the country’s number one seat in 2023 was divine, Nweze expressed confidence that the governor is on a steady march to Aso Rock where he would work to change the situation of the country for the betterment of the citizens.
“The declaration of interest to contest for the 2023 presidency by my governor, His Excellency, Governor David Umahi is a welcome development. It is a demonstration of courage, capacity and readiness to replicate in Nigeria the developmental success recorded in Ebonyi State under his administration,” the APC stalwart said.
According to Nweze, Umahi even as a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before joining APC in November 2020, had always shown tremendous respect for President Muhammadu Buhari and maintained a cordial relationship with him.
He stated that when the governor joined APC the fortunes of the party in the Southeast changed for good especially in Ebonyi State where he united the party members and reconcile warring factions which paved way for the successful conduct of ward, Local Government and state congresses.
The ex-Ebonyi APC scribe averred that in the last six years and eight months, Umahi has amazingly transformed Ebonyi State, with the execution of massive infrastructure projects and human empowerment programmes, to cater for the needs of the people to the point that the state has become a model in leadership and good governance.
He appealed to Nigerians to throw their weight behind the Ebonyi helmsman in his aspiration to occupy Nigeria’s topmost seat and take charge of the affairs of the country, upon the completion of President Buhari’s final and second term in office on May 29, 2023.
He particularly begged the northern leaders to support Umahi's presidential aspiration as, according to him, he could run on a joint ticket with one of their illustrious sons, the governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum as a running mate.
Chief Nweze said Zulum who has shown the capacity to lead his people and provided them with the dividends of democracy, amidst the prevailing challenges of insurgency and terrorism, would make a good combination with Umahi to steer the ship of the country towards making Nigeria work better. NNL.
