The Pioneer Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state, Chief Chaka Nweze has described Governor David Umahi as the Nostradamus of the time over his clairvoyant abilities on the nation's political manifestations.
Nweze who was the Former Executive and later, Caretaker Chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state, said that Umahi's foresight that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had no plan to give the south-east their due political right, makes him the "man who saw tomorrow".
"Umahi who is an astute party egg-head and an authority in political intricacies foresaw that the PDP had no plans to rightfully zone its presidential ticket to the southeast zone.
"He subsequently joined the APC to integrate Igbos into mainstream politics and this has attracted several political and economic benefits to the southeast.
"The construction of the second Niger bridge, visits of President Muhammadu Buhari to Ebonyi and Imo states, rehabilitation of several federal roads in the zone among others, are pointers that the south-east is being integrated into the whims of national politics.
"The governor himself has steadily testified that the miraculous transformation of Ebonyi was made possible under the APC-led administration at the centre courtesy of its collaboration and support to the state.
The Former Vice Chairman of the Ebonyi state chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) said that the recent nomination of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar shows that Umahi was right when he maintained that the PDP had no plans for the south-east.
"Some people would argue that the APC also failed to cede its presidential ticket to the south-east but the logic is that the water was stirred by the PDP.
"The APC was determined to cede its presidential ticket to the south-east but when the PDP entirely jettisoned the idea of power shift to the south and zoning to the southeast, the APC had to go on the defensive.
"The jettisoning of the power shift made the PDP throw its primary open and a northerner, Atiku Abubakar clinched the ticket.
"The APC as a responsible party, at least still believes in power shift to the south and as true democrats, its governors from the northern extraction maintained that power must shift to the south.
He urged Ebonyi people to get the Permanent Voters Cards to vote massively at the 2023 general elections and be counted in the scheme of things.
"When we get a high voting number, we would be sought for negotiations and be taken seriously as major determinants in the political equations.
"This is the time for our people to be politically active and getting their PVC is a veritable way of achieving such.
