By Ruth Oginyi
Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday denied media reports that he was the only Nigeria governor who belongs to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Traditional and social media had been awash with a statement credited to the governor where he reportedly claimed to be in APC and PDP and even sent bags of rice to the APC National working Committee during the Christmas season.
The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Uchenna Orji, while debunking the reports, said nowhere the governor made such claims.
Orji, who is also the Acting Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, noted that the governor while addressing his supporters who paid him Christmas homage in Uburu, cautioned those who were in the habit of jumping from one political to another, to also know that he, the Governor, has friends and Goodwill across political divides.
That those who hide under partisan politics to peddle lies against the State government should know that even the APC members know the giant strides and virtues of his administration.
Orji said purveyors of the report in their desperate attempt to cause disaffection against the State Government , mischievously misrepresented the Governor as saying: ‘I am the only Governor that belongs to PDP and APC and urge members of the public to disregard the falsehood publication.
He said, “This blackmail is nothing but a cheap and childish fabrication that is irritably displeasing to the sensibilities of the ordinary man. It is a common sense that no one party member in Nigeria can belong to another political party at a time.
“The Governor never said that he belongs to APC. He is unshakably a PDP Chieftain and has been a great party man, whose track records as historic State Party Chairman and currently PDP Governor and leader in Ebonyi State are known and admired by people of good will.
“The Governor only said in the course of his speech that those who are in the habit of hiding under partisan politics to peddle lies against the State Government were on a frolic of their own as people of different political colorations including APC know the virtues of his administration .
“It must be noted that the Governor’s style of governance is that of inclusive politics where partisan politics comes and goes but National interest and patriotism are the indispensable principles of his administration.
