The Governor of Ebonyi State and Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum, David Umahi, on Tuesday, stated that the meeting of some governors of the region with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Villa was not driven at campaigning for his second term in office, but to seek 50 per cent release of the contract sum to the firm handling the Second Niger Bridge.
Umahi, in his statement said that the request was to ensure speedy completion of the project.
There had been news making rounds that Umahi along side some governors are supporting Buhari’s re-election in order to secure second terms.
Umahi while reacting to the speculation claimed that it has not truth in it, he however said that they discussed appointment of a service chief from the region.
He spoke with newsmen at the project site of the ongoing modern Ecumenical centre on Thursday in Abakaliki, which is costing the state government over a billion naira.
Umahi said, “South-East would not say because the region is predominantly PDP, it will shy away from policies that affect the development of the region.
“To me, that is stupidity; we are not campaigning for anybody but we want to say that the problem of the South-East is beyond partisan politics.
“Any party that wants to take the South-East must be very serious with the South-East.”
He noted that the forum wouldn’t have met with the President if not for the release of N7bn mobilisation fund to the contractor for the project, which was less than 15 per cent of the total cost.
“So we went to say, ‘Look Mr. President, N7bn mobilisation is not enough. We want 50 per cent mobilisation to Julius Berger and another 50 per cent committed to bond.”
source https://www.naijanews.com/2018/11/23/david-umahi-debunks-report-on-meeting-buhari-to-campaign-for-him/
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