Politics

Presidency: Even my family voted Peter Obi – Umahi

Published

3 years ago

April 18, 2023

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and Senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial district has claimed that his family conspired against him during the February 25 presidential election.

The governor who would hand over to a new administration in the state come May 29, 2023, revealed this when he appeared on Channels Television on Monday night.

Umahi said he did not know that his family members voted for the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, during the presidential election.

He said people voted for Obi because of the hardship they were facing, describing the scenario as protest votes.

“In all honesty, I didn’t give any chance to the Labour Party to win any election in my state (Ebonyi State) because what we had put in place was such that no other political party should be able to win anything, not even councillorship elections in my state. I see the Labour Party vote as a protest against my party; against the Peoples Democratic Party.

“I was very surprised; even in my family, there was a conspiracy against me. I did not know that they voted for Peter Obi, but in the other election, they voted for the All Progressives Congress because of what we’ve done in the state. It’s very surprising.

“It was not a vote for His Excellency, Peter Obi. As such, there are seeming hardships and challenges in Nigeria,” he claimed.

Obi defeated his major contenders in the PDP and the APC and was declared the winner of the presidential election in Ebonyi State.

Obi polled over 75 per cent of the votes cast in the southeastern state. None of the other candidates polled up to 25 per cent of the votes cast in the state.

The LP candidate garnered a total of 259,738 votes to defeat Bola Tinubu of the APC who got 42,402 votes. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP polled 13,503 votes to come third in the election.

Speaking further, Umahi said he was also surprised that the President-elect, Tinubu, could lose Lagos State.

Politics

Anambra Communities Boil As Group Carpets Traditional Rulers Over Zoning

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2 days ago

May 8, 2026

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By Okey Maduforo, Awka

Ten communities that make up Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State are set for a showdown with their traditional rulers following the alleged suspension of the zoning arrangement for the Anambra State House of Assembly elections.

Recall that on April 7, 2022, the traditional rulers, in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), resolved that the House of Assembly seats for Anaocha I and Anaocha II constituencies would rotate among the ten communities, with each town occupying the seat for two terms.

The traditional rulers further resolved that the rotation would subsist irrespective of the political party through which lawmakers emerge, noting that the arrangement was aimed at ensuring that all ten communities have the opportunity to produce members of the State Assembly in the interest of equity and fairness.

However, the Anaocha Equity Forum, shortly after its meeting, expressed concern over the alleged suspension of the zoning arrangement.

Speaking, the Convener of the Anaocha Equity Forum, Mr. Valentine Okoye, said the forum would not take kindly to what it described as acts capable of destabilising the council area, adding that any such move would be resisted.

“This is a Memorandum of Understanding signed by our traditional rulers, and it has been respected until now. We in the Anaocha Equity Forum see this as a slap on the sensibilities of the ten communities that make up the area,” he said.

“We urge members of the public, political parties, and stakeholders to disregard the alleged position of the traditional rulers, as it does not represent the views and aspirations of our people.

“Our traditional rulers should be mindful of their roles as fathers of their respective communities. They should also understand that they would be held responsible for whatever backlash or consequences may arise from this recent position.

“We call on Governor Charles Soludo to call the traditional rulers to order so that the peace currently enjoyed in Anaocha Local Government Area will not be disrupted,” he stated.