Viewers Corner’s comprehensive research carried out recently on the proposed exit by Governor David Umahi from Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress will have real negative consequence on APC as a great political party that is known to be the weapon against corruption and injustice. It is a known fact in Ebonyi state that Governor David Umahi has caused lots of pains to people in the state including his political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and as a result of that, lots of prominent PDP members in the state have left the party because of his terrible one man’s rule.
Now Governor David Umahi is standing alone with few of his yes, yes men without any political future, this is one of the reasons Mr. Umahi wants to join All Progressives Congress so that he can get a safe landing.
APC as a party is progressive and all these manipulations from Governor David Umahi is to get what he wants and not for the best interest of the people of Ebonyi state which he never cared about but only for his selfish reasons. Viewers Corner’s information and assessment are real, we are not saying this to hurt David Umahi but to let the people know that he is not a man that can be trusted. Most good and honest individuals in Ebonyi state who left him to other political Parties may not want to work with him if he is admitted into All Progressives Congress or any other political party. Again, Viewers Corner’s advice to All Progressives Congress or any other political party in Nigeria is that Mr. Umahi should not be granted the opportunity of joining any of the political parties because he is a bad news, he should stay in PDP and clean up the problems he caused the party in Ebonyi state. We honestly believe that any political party he joins now would start having problems like we are seeing in Peoples Democratic Party (Ebonyi state chapter).
Now let us refresh our memories starting from when Governor David Umahi was the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi state before he became the deputy Governor and now Governor of that state, all he did then was manipulations and tricks to get what he wants which everyone in the state knows. Even his boss, the former Governor of Ebonyi state, Chief Martin Elechi whom David Umahi served as his deputy before becoming the Governor of the state, he ganged him up using his look alike from PDP in Ebonyi state and at the federal level to cause confusion in the state. For instance, he instigated workers in the state during Martin Elechi’s administration to demand for 50% salary increment which the former Governor paid them before he left office. Then during the Umahi’s political campaign, he equally promised the workers that he will increase their salaries to 100% as soon as he becomes the Governor of the state and now that promise was thrown into a trash box. What of the students of Ebonyi state university? Umahi also promised to reduce their school fees as soon as he becomes the Governor and now instead of keeping to his promise, he turned around and increased the school fees of that university.
Another sad story was the incidents that happened in the state on October 30, 2014 and November 3, 2014 where armed men (thugs) disrupted and forced the judiciary sitting out of the court premises twice just to subvert court’s judgement. Even the Senior Advocate of Nigeria and his team who were sent for the same case from Abuja were also attacked by the same armed men (thugs) at the hotel where they lodged (Hotel Geneza located at No. 19 Onwe Road, Abakaliki). Also on November 6, 2014, during the party’s congress at the PDP state Secretariat in Abakaliki (Ebonyi State), Armed men (thugs) also went there and highjacked the materials, all these happening just because one man wants to rule by all means. Normally all these men supposed to face the law for these acts of violence that were carried out in the state but since there was so much impunity during the last administration at the federal level and he also has a way of manipulating some corrupt individuals both at the state level and federal in PDP, so many terrible atrocities were covered up.
Most of these men (political sycophants) who are supporting him are doing so because of what they are gaining from him and this attitude again should be regarded as corruption at the highest order which is condemnable. Viewers Corner believes that All Progressives Congress (APC) as a great political party would not like to admit such a person with questionable attitude in their party because he is very corrupt. David Umahi institutionalized bribery in Ebonyi state PDP starting from when he was the party’s chairman which is now a norm in the state and if truly APC is against corruption, they would not like to associate their names with such an individual who has so much corruption in his system.
Now the few contracts in Ebonyi state which Governor David Umahi claims the state is doing through direct labour system is shared among his family members leaving the general public in pains. Therefore, Viewers Corner is appealing to All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level to conduct proper investigation on these issues we mentioned above and other terrible things happening in Ebonyi under this present administration to find out if David Umahi deserves to be welcomed into the party or not. He should stay in his party P.D.P and rebuild the damages he caused the party instead of trying to run away to another party so that he can continue his terrible ruling there. The recent Election Petition Tribunal verdict in Ebonyi state, everyone knew how he manipulated the system at the last hour to make sure that he retains his governorship seat.
Governor David Umahi does not believe in a democratic process taking into considerations the way and manner he is ruling Ebonyi state, all the evidences are there for everyone to see. Again, if APC as a party wants to retain its good standard which made the Nigerian masses to vote them into power, they should be mindful of the kind of individuals they admit into the party certainly not a man like David Umahi. Viewers Corner would continue to advise on the importance of good governance and at the same time report lapses anywhere we observe such system, this is what we are known for. Just like we noted on David Umahi’s system of leadership which is totally wrong and unacceptable, we advise again that Governor David Umahi stays back in Peoples Democratic Party in his state and rebuild it to a good standard because he is among those that destroyed the party in his state out of greed. This contributed to the reasons why almost all the honest men who were in Peoples Democratic Party (Ebonyi state chapter) left the party and now you (David Umahi) wants to run to another party. How possible can that be?
Source: Viewers Corner, Germany.