I’m leaving PDP for APC, Umahi tells Secondus

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Abuja on Tuesday that he was leaving the party.

The governor said he would join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to protect the interest of the South-East in the 2023 elections.

Daily Mail learnt that Umahi has also made his decision known to the members of the National Working Committee of the PDP.

At the meeting at the Ebonyi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, Umahi told the PDP delegation that his decision to join the APC was irrevocable.

In attendance were Deputy National Secretary, Agbo Emmanuel; National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobondu; Financial Secretary, Abdullahi Maibasira; National Women Leader, Mariya Waziri and Senator Sulieman Nazif.