The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, who declared his
ambition for the 2023 presidential election on Tuesday, has said he’s not in
contest with anybody but himself.
Umahi said this while addressing State House correspondents
after a meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in
Abuja, on Tuesday.
The Governor had informed Buhari of his intention to contest
for the 2023 presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Asked to speak on what he and the President discussed, Umahi
said, “We discussed politics, the growth of our party APC in Nigeria and the
South-East, and the interest of the South-East in the 2023 presidency.
He said if the APC throws its ticket to the southern part of
Nigeria, his achievement in the past six years would enable him to clinch the
ticket.
He added, “The President believes that anyone that wants to
run for the presidency must have to consult widely and go to all the leaders.
We must do everything to remove ethnicity and religion in our polity so that
this country can grow.”
His visit to Buhari comes a day after APC chieftain, Asiwaju
Bola Tinubu, visited the President at the State House during which he declared
his ambition to run for President in 2023.
Umahi, who was made aware that others will be contesting for
the APC ticket, stated that “I’m not in contest with anybody; I’m in contest
with myself.”
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