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Ohanaeze seeks support for Umahi to serve as Senate President.
Ohanaeze seeks support for Umahi to serve as Senate President.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, an Igbo socio-cultural organization, has requested support for the election of Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi as Senate President for the Tenth Senate.
The group said that Umahi has demonstrated democratic tolerance without a penchant for sectional politics.
NewsReport indicate that in a press statement issued by the secretary-general, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and Okechukwu Isiguzoro noted that it is obviously fair that the Senate president should this time emerge from the Southeast geopolitical zone.
Beyond the consideration of the Southeast for the position, the statement stated that the choice of the occupant of the office is more important, arguing that Nigeria currently needs politicians with broad acceptance and no religious or ethnic bias.
“Umahi fits in this. When some politicians here were pursuing selfish interests, Umahi who is currently the senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial zone took his people into the mainstream of Nigerian politics, just like he saw tomorrow. He has made friends across the divide; he has demonstrated tolerance for all sections and strata. So, he’s the best-fit for the cap.
“For the interest of unity, for the gains of Umahi’s proven commitment to one Nigeria, infrastructure, and human development, as well as for the Igbo interest and need to galvanize support for our long-sought chance to have one of us stride to presidency in the near future, we seek the support of all to enthrone Umahi as the next senate president.”
Similarly, different socio-cultural and political groups in the Southeast have indicated interest to support the advocacy for a tested and trusted hand from the zone to clinch the senate presidency.
South East Traditional Rulers, Elders Council, and South East Political Organization have expressed interest in championing Umahi’s emergence as Senate President, stating that the time has come in Nigeria for people with proven track records to be called to higher service.
In a separate communication by the state working committee of the APC in Ebonyi State led by Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, the party has presented to the president-elect the person of Umahi for his gracious consideration while looking forward to the Southeast producing the Senate president. According to the group, Governor Umahi has the most broad-based and acceptable credentials to lead the red chambers in this democratic dispensation of renewed hope.
