The Ebonyi APC in a statement on Sunday by its chairman, Stanley Okoro-Emegha said there is no justification for Wike’s outburst against Governor Dave Umahi over the recent court order for him to be removed from office.
Recall that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja had sacked Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, for dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In his reaction, Umahi described his removal and that of his deputy from office by Justice Ekwo as “a hatchet” man’s job, adding that the judge was wrong in his ruling.
After which Governor Wike lambasted Umahi for verbally attacking the Judge who sacked him from office.
However, the APC Ebonyi chapter in its reaction said Wike is a primitive Governor making reckless outbursts and trying to intimidate everyone.
“The Rivers State Governor was reacting to the very unjust and widely condemnable Federal High Court ruling which recently sacked Governor Umahi and his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe,” he began.
Emegha stated that Wike should be properly put in his position and would have been more lambasted if Governor Umahi had not ordered them not to join issues with him.
He also defended Umahi, stating that the embattled Ebonyi Governor has done nothing wrong and Wike and others like him should simply accept the reality and move on instead of trying to whip up sentiments.
“Governor Umahi has clearly surpassed the sleeping Governor of Rivers state in all indexes of performance both in private life and in public service,” he added.
“It speaks to the malaise in the Nigeria judiciary, and further lends credible credence to the insinuations that our judicial system are indeed being manipulated by some powerful forces against the ordinary Nigerians.”
‘Having said that , Nigerians are however invited to note that the current travails of Governor David Umahi has nothing whatsoever to do with offending any law, but a clear case of political enemies persecuting a performing Governor because of his rising political profile as indicated by the utterances of Governor Wike.
“Wike should know that it is God that lifts and not mortals like him. So, no amount of his evil plots will be portent enough as to be able to dislodge nor remove a serving Governor who was single-handedly installed by God Himself for a unique purpose for His people.
“Wike and his co- travelers should go to hell and burn to ashes if they cannot accept the verdict of God which has clearly positioned Governor Umahi as the most qualified and preferred aspirant to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, and stop behaving like sadists who are hell-bent on equalizing misery.”
The Ebonyi APC Chairman added that “If not that Governor Umahi has warned us against attacking any leader or Governor on his behalf, I would have properly situated the despicable character in Rivers State Government House who now masquerade as a Governor.
“However Governor Wike is once again advised to focus his attention on solving the numerous developmental challenges bufetting his Rivers State, and stop dissipating energy sounding like the godfather of the Nigeria body-polity”.
Tracknews reports Umahi was elected Governor on the platform of the PDP but defected to the APC in November 2020.
