By Godwin Okeh, ABAKALIKI
The chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, has said the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi state Senator Sunny Ogbuorji betrayed him.
Recall that Umahi and Ogbuorji were good friends since 2015, when both of them united and fought the former governor Martin Elechi to hand over power to Ebonyi southern zone of the state.
Umahi, while addressing a mammoth crowd at a rally
at Agbaji community in Ezza North Local Government
Area of the state, stated that the APC guber candidate lacks the capacity to rule the state.
According to him, Ogbuorji has never served anybody and as such cannot be served by another person.
He said: “Any person that didn’t serve can never be served by another. By not serving is minus hundred. He has not started.
When Ogbuorji betrayed us, I knelt down and raised my two hands up and said, father in the name of Jesus Christ, betrayal will follow this man. And that is what is happening.
“Everywhere he (Ogbuorji) goes, betrayal will follow him all the days of his life. I command 60 percent of his followers and they are working for me, and that is the product of betrayal.
The governor also called on all PDP supporters in the state, never to betray the party, especially during voting in the forthcoming elections. “There should be no betrayal in our voting” he urged.
Earlier in his remarks, the former governor of the state Senator Sam Egwu, also warned members of the APC in Ebonyi to stop provoking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the governor.
Egwu, who is the senator representing Ebonyi north senatorial district further accused APC of destroying billboards and posters belonging to the candidates of PDP , which according to him was an action aimed at
provoking the state government into fight and violence.
He noted that Ebonyi state is known for peace and progress and no one should stir up crisis that would result into killings of innocent people and destruction of properties.
He said: “Posters will not win election. Go and do your campaign. Go and convince people and stop causing trouble.
“PDP are doing campaign and they are peaceful. This is my plea to APC people. Please do your campaign and stop fighting people.
“Ebonyi state is known for peace. Ebonyi is known for progress. Election is not all about fighting and killing or oppressing people anyhow.
“And if there are any PDP people that are doing that, I want to appeal that we all sheathe our swords and election should be done the way it should be done. This is our prayer and I believe that God has answered our prayers” he stated.
In a swift reaction, the APC governorship candidate, senator Sunny Ogbuorji who spoke through his media aide denied knowledge of an attempt by his supporters to destroy billboards or posters that belong to candidates of PDP in the state.
