Senate Presidency: Umahi Reveals Details of Key Meeting With Tinubu
- Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, urged him to step down for Senator Godswill Akpabio in the race for the 10th Senate presidency
- Umahi said that his withdrawal from the race was in the interest of the southeast as it could no longer continue to be in the opposition
- Speaking on his withdrawal, he said, “politics is all about dialogue, give and take, we cannot continue opposing everything”
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State - The governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi has revealed that the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu persuaded him to step down for Senator Godswill Akpabio with respect to the race for the 10th Senate President.
Umahi stated this on Monday, May 8, while speaking with journalists at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke, Vanguard reported.
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The governor said:
“I discussed the issue with him (Tinubu) when he was in Paris and on return to the country, he invited me.
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“It was an honour to be invited by the president-elect and he (Tinubu) told me that he had made commitments.
“I did not want to be a clog in the wheel of his progress, so I accepted.”
10th Senate President: Real reason why I withdrew from race - Umahi
Speaking further, the Ebonyi State governor said his withdrawal from the senate presidency race was in the interest of the southeast geopolitical zone as it could no longer continue to be in the opposition.
He explained:
“We cannot continue opposing everything as politics is all about dialogue, give and take.
“What could have happened if I said no and considering our efforts to promote the APC in the zone, we will get a tangible position.”
Umahi shelves senate presidency ambition, declares support for another candidate
Legit.ng had reported how first-time senator and Governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi, stepped down his ambition to become Senate President.
Umahi noted that he would not be entering the race for the deputised role.
APC formally announces nominees for Senate President, Speaker
Legit.ng also reported that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday officially announced Senator Godswill Akpabio as its nominee for the position of the 10th Senate President.
Also, Abbas Tajudeen, a ranking member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna state, was nominated for the position of Speaker of the next House of Representatives.
10th Senate President: “No true northern group will want to endorse Akpabio,” ACF blows hot
A political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has distanced itself from the endorsement of Akpabio for the Senate Presidency by a Coalition of Northern groups, Legit.ng reported.
Alhaji Musa Saidu, a key member of the ACF, said this in a statement on Sunday, May 7, in reaction to reports that a Coalition of Northern groups had endorsed Akpabio for the Senate Presidency, Daily Trust reported.
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