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Following reports of divisions among APC leaders from the southeast geo-political zone over the defection of Governor Dave Umahi to its fold, former Governor of Abia state and Chief  Whip of the Senate, Senator Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has advised Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State to consult widely with other leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-East geopolitical zone for necessary strategies. Kalu, who is one of the leaders of the APC in the region, gave the advice while speaking with our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday. He was reacting to a possible faceoff between him and…

With recent calls from political stakeholders and eminent Nigerians pushing for the zoning of 2023 presidency to the southeast geo-political zone, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and National Coordinator of PDPCOALITION, Chief Dr. Emeka kalu has added his voice to what is now termed the hottest political topic ahead of 2023 general elections. In a chat with Ejike Omenazu, Kalu said the southeast geo-political Zone is ready to lead the most populous black nation in the world. Excerpts  from his interview: What is your view on the recent defection of Governor David Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, not to allow his quest to become president of Nigeria, destroy the South East politically. Governor Wike, said while no one will deny Umahi the right to pursue his political aspiration, which is the primary reason for his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), he should be mindful of the political future of the South-Eastern region. The Rivers State governor who stated this in a Live television programme on Thursday, said Umahi has shown himself as an ungrateful man for insisting that he left PDP to…

  A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Coordinator of PDPCOALITION, Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu has urged stakeholders and members of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) not to be jittery over the defection of the Governor of Ebonyi State and Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, Engr. Dave Nweze Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Party (APC). Kalu, stated this through a solidarity statement signed by him urging members of the party not to be bothered by the defection of Governor Umahi, stressing that Umahi’s action cannot weaken PDP in Ebonyi State and…

Amid the reactions trailing the defection of Governor Dave Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congressive, Governor Nyesom Wike has suggested that one more governor will leave the party. “I can tell you, there is one PDP governor that will leave,” he said Wednesday during an appearance on Politics Today. Governor Wike, however, declined to give the name of the governor or when he will leave the party. Just like Umahi, he expects the governor to “come up with another excuse” when giving reasons for his defections. “The point is that these are the people who…

Following his defection to the All  Progressive Congress (APC), Chairman of Southeast Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, FNSE, FNATE  fully decorated with the All Progressive Congress (APC) identity by the party caretaker committee chairman, Alh. Mai Bala Buni and other progressive governors at the newly constructed government house, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.   See photos below:

Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on Wednesday declared that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) is not in anyway disturbed with the exit of the Ebonyi State Governor, Mr Dave Umahi. In a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom in Abuja, Senator Abaribe said the party had before now adverted her mind to the fact that, Governor Umahi was already in his new party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) in spirit before his formal announcement on Tuesday. Accordingly, the PDP he said is Unfazed and will surely not be affected negatively or it's membership eroded, neither will…

Lawmakers from Ebonyi abandon Umahi over his defection to APC National Assembly members from Ebonyi State, on Wednesday, disowned the state Governor, David Umahi, who has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The leader of the Ebonyi State PDP caucus in the national parliament, Senator Sam Egwu, who read the position of his colleagues at a press conference in Abuja, said none of the lawmakers would defect with Umahi. They described as unacceptable and selfish, the reasons given by Umahi for his action. Details later…..