The Nation
Ebonyi Governor David Umahi has debunked having a hand in the continued closure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Head office in Abakaliki.
He was reacting to a statement credited to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
who accused him of holding on to the party’s secretariat located along the Abakaliki-Enugu expressway despite having left the party over a year ago.
Umahi, in a statement, said he knew nothing about the secretariat as he did not leave with any of the party’s belongings when he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in December 2020.
The secretariat has been under lock and key since the Governor’s defection with security agents posted to guard the place.
The PDP had consistently accused the State Government of frustrating moves to take over the Secretariat an allegation the State Government continues to deny.
Atiku on Thursday urged Governor Umahi to return to the PDP secretariat.
Atiku, the 2019 presidential candidate of the PDP, also called on the Governor to immediately release the Publicity Secretary of the party, Nwoba Chika Nwoba, who has been remanded in police custody for alleged fake news and cybercrime.
He spoke through the chairman of the Technical Committee for the actualisation of the Atiku Abubakar presidential election, Dr Raymond Dokpesi during a consultation visit to PDP, Ebonyi State.
The meeting was held at the Salt Lake Hotel which serves as the temporary secretariat of the party.
He said: ” I remember vividly when I came here on two, three occasions, the first one was when I was contesting for chairman of the party, the Engineer, this Governor met me at Abuja after I have visited here to plead with me to step down for the chairmanship race…
