{"id":86486,"date":"2021-09-29T16:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=86486"},"modified":"2021-09-29T16:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:16:53","slug":"s-east-group-knocks-umahi-over-northern-govs-rejection-of-zoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/s-east-group-knocks-umahi-over-northern-govs-rejection-of-zoning\/","title":{"rendered":"S\/East group knocks Umahi over northern govs\u2019 rejection of zoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1712246197955448552\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The South East Revival Group (SERG) has carpeted the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, over his earlier defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu, on Wednesday, said that it was \u201cfollowing with keen interest the political developments, the intrigues, and politicking ahead of the 2023 presidential election\u201d, adding that it was amazed when the governor defected to APC.<\/p>\n<p>SERG said this while reacting to the northern governors\u2019 rejection of power shift to the south.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Northern Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF) had on Monday said that the south\u2019s insistence on producing the next president of Nigeria contradicts the provisions of the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, southern governors had insisted that their region produce Nigeria\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had demanded that the Ebonyi State governor gives the people of the southeast a convincing reason why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC,\u201d SERG\u2019s statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not that the Igbos hate the APC, but we needed to understand the political moves by south-east leaders as all zones have now shown that they have their own interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecent comments credited to the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, point to the fact that he was doing all he could to please the north in anticipation that he will be favoured for the APC presidential ticket in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor had gone to the extent of rejecting the resolution of the Southern Governors Forum on ban on open grazing and had recently prayed to God to give Nigeria another president like Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was also quoted to have rejected the court ruling that ordered states to collect Value Added Tax (VAT).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll these, we sense, are clear patronage attempts to please the North at the expense of his people being killed by armed herdsmen with a view to enhancing his selfish ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a shame that the governor\u2019s attempt to patronize northern interests was not strong enough to convince the Northern Governors to accept a power shift that would pave the way for him to emerge as APC presidential candidate as he may have anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, our demand for a convincing explanation on reasons for Governor Umahi\u2019s defection still subsists. We need to be convinced that he is on the right track.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South East Revival Group (SERG) has carpeted the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, over his earlier defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). 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