PDP chair: S/East will take common position, says Umahi

By EgwuAgha Amarachukwu

Abakaliki

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday said that delegates from the Southeast region to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention would take common position on who to back for the national chairmanship of the party.
Umahi, who made the disclosure in an enlarged PDP stakeholders meeting at a Abakaliki where he also received one of the contenders for the top job, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, said zone would insist on a consensus candidate.
The governor, who received entourage who came to seek delegates’ support for Dokpesi, emphasized that delegates from the region would meet in Abuja before Saturday to take a position.
He told Dokpesi that he would inform him of the position of the region after the scheduled meeting whether the pendulum swung to his side or not, adding that he was not ready to deceive anyone.
“We just had a meeting in Umuahia, Abia state, they agreed to give us direction that we are going to meet in Abuja and take a common position in the sense that in the past, we voted blindly.
“Now, we will seek negotiation with anyone they want us to vote for. The person will agree on what he will do for us. But I want to assure you that whatever decision we come up with as a zone, I will let you know.
“I am not a politician but a child of God. I don’t play politics of deceit”, Umahi said noting that Dokpesi is not only a committed chieftain of the PDP but has shown a rare interest in leading the party to greatness.
He, however, stated that anybody who would gain the votes of the region must be experienced and committed to the course of the party.
Earlier, Dokpesi said he was in the state to seek their votes as he would be presenting himself for election into the national chairmanship of the party in Saturday’ s PDP national convention and lauded Umahi for his leadership strides saying, he deserved a second tenure.

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