{"id":95968,"date":"2022-06-13T08:38:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T07:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=95968"},"modified":"2022-06-13T08:38:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T07:38:02","slug":"south-east-delegates-traded-their-votes-at-apc-presidential-primary-umahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/south-east-delegates-traded-their-votes-at-apc-presidential-primary-umahi\/","title":{"rendered":"South-East Delegates \u201cTraded\u201d Their Votes At APC Presidential Primary \u2013 Umahi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m5531749983884948899\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has accused the South-East delegates to the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary of \u2018trading\u2019 their votes.<\/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\">\nMr Umahi, who made the allegation on Saturday during the matriculation ceremony of the King David University of Medical Sciences, said the Igbos should henceforth not complain of marginalization due to the delegates\u2019 conduct.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cI had a series of meetings with the party\u2019s chairmen in the five states of the zone in the company of its national vice chairman.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cI implored the delegates that the issue was not about me but the mood of the Igbos in the nation. I implored that they should vote for any south east aspirant so that when the votes are counted, we would not be missing.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe would have made a strong statement in the process that the Igbos are eminently qualified with due capacity to lead the country,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe regretted that conversely, the delegates \u201ctraded\u201d their votes while only those from Ebonyi voted for him and others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThey will come later to preach about Igbo unity and its agenda but henceforth, the only agenda I know is the Ebonyi agenda.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThis shows that even if we have an equal number of local government areas and delegates such as other zones, we would still trade our votes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe are currently regarded as people who can sell anything but they should remember that anyone who betrays his brother will lose the trust of those who gained from the betrayal.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThere was no sort of lobbying I did not receive but I maintained that it was about bringing the marginalisation of the Igbos to the fore,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nMr Umahi commended the delegates from Ebonyi for their trust and steadfastness, assuring that other people would soon realise that money is not everything.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cYou (Ebonyi delegates) have made yourselves reference points of steadfastness in the country and when people are seeking for trustworthy people, they will come for you.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cI have lost total confidence in the leadership of the Ohaneze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation and will openly confront anyone who challenges the Ebonyi agenda,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nRecall that Mr Umahi garnered the highest votes of 38 by any South-East aspirant in the primary won by former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu.<\/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>Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has accused the South-East delegates to the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary of \u2018trading\u2019 their votes. 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