BY VICTOR NWEGEDE
Governor David Umahi on Saturday replied to the former Vice President and 2019 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Atiku Abubakar over his comment on the arrest of Ebonyi PDP Mouthpiece, Mr Nwoba Chika Nwoba and the sealed party secretariat by the state government.
Recall that Atiku had asked Umahi to unseal the PDP Secretariat and release the detained Ebonyi Spokesman of the Party in the state without any further delay few days ago.
But Governor Umahi in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze, said his government is aware of the Ebonyi PDP's shelter in one Green Lake Hotels in Abakaliki and no other secretariat belonging to the umbrella party in the state as Atiku alleged.
The governor also urged the PDP members in the state to first make effort by finding the location of their secretariat without pointing their accusing fingers against his administration as a result of their party (PDP) body blow.
"The People’s Democratic Party in Ebonyi State should make efforts to first find the location of its Secretariat without involving the focused administration of Governor David Umahi, that is, if it has a Secretariat as we are not aware of where they have permanent Secretariat in their name," part of the statement read
Umahi further explained that the Ebonyi PDP Spokesman, Nwoba, was detained for violating a valid law of the state.
The govenor maintained that he did not leave PDP to APC with a pin belonging to his former party.
“That when Governor David Umahi left the party in November 2020, he did not leave with even a pin belonging to the Party.”
“That so long as we understand the continued reference to Governor Umahi by the PDP long after his exit, is a sign that the Party misses his astute leadership acumen, we appeal to the Party to please find a soft landing as Governor Umahi has since moved on in his Progressive march to eldorado.”
”That the said Nwoba Chika to the best of our knowledge is in the web of the Police and Court for defaulting a valid law.
“That we are constrained to make further comments on the case of Nwoba Chika hence; his case is now pending in a court of competent jurisdiction.
“That the embattled Nwoba and his political party have the leeway to prove themselves innocent through the Court process instead of tempting the State Government to meddle in contempt of the Court.”
“That the general public should discountenance the jaundiced publication which is a ploy to ventilate external sympathy to the remnants of the House of Saul in Ebonyi State," the statement also read.
