There is no two Governor in Ebonyi- APC warns ………as Igariway adds “His Excellency” to his name

Gracia Simeon-Abakaliki

Ebonyi state chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC has condemned the addition of”His Excellency” to his name by a National Assembly members Hon. Iduma Igariway.7jlnyl7ml68

Igariway is the people’s  Democratic Party PDP nominee to replace Governor David Umahi as governor after a federal high court presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo sacked Umahi and his deputy from office for defecting from the people’s Democratic Party PDP to the All Progressives Congress(APC) .

According to APC in a Statement signed by it’s State Publicity Secretary Ogbuatu Chidi Simbad, no one can become a governor of a state through appointment.

He then charged the lawmaker to desist from parading himself as a governor adding that the state only have one governor in the person of David Umahi.

The statement reads” The attention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi State has been drawn to a broad day light insanity and arrogation of the title “His Excellency” by Idu Igariwe to his name who claims to be Governor.

Ordinarily, we would have elected to remain calm  but  we see the need to make some clarifications as thus:

That Idu Igariway is not the governor of Ebonyi State and can never be as no one has ever become Governor of a State through appointment since the return of democracy in Nigeria and as such should desist forthwith arrogating himself as the governor of Ebonyi State.

“That if Idu Igariway has the interest to contest  which is not possible hence it is not the turn of Ebonyi South to produce the next governor of Ebonyi State, he should first of all resign his elective position as Member representing Afikpo North/Afikpo South Federal Constituency at the green chamber.

That he(Idu) should know that the office of the Governor is not for loafers and dementias but for men of great character, honor and will power to take their immediate society to the next level.

“That we are very much aware of the frustration that he(Idu) lost the grip of his constituents as a result of his brutish lifestyle and as such his desire to remain in power after 2023 election became truncated.

” We are using this opportunity to remind Mr idu Idariway and those misleading him that Ebonyi State still have an active Governor, His Excellency, Engr Chief David Nweze Umahi Fnse, fnate, whose tenure will end come 2023.
 Henceforth, he should desist from arrogating himself with the name His Excellency and granting of press release as the governor of Ebonyi State

That we only have one Governor and he is His Excellency, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi FNSE FNATE who is the progressive leader of APC Ebonyi State, Governor of Ebonyi State, Chairman South East Governor’s forum and Co- Chairman South South Governor’s forum.

That the good people of Ebonyi State are fully determined to defend the mandate which they gave to His Excellency, Engr Chief David Nweze Umahi within the breath and length of the law if he continues to parade himself in this unlawful manner”.