Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has urged Nigerians not to be afraid of the Presidency of an Igbo man come 2023.
Speaking during a reception organised for him after declaring his presidential bid, at the Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki, on Thursday, Gov. Umahi said that if an igbo man becomes President he would preserve the unity of Nigeria.
“Let nobody be afraid of the Presidency of an Igbo man. The Igbo man is a builder and not a destroyer. There is no Igbo man that will be the President of this country and would like to divide or destroy it because we have investments everywhere.
“Some enemies of the South-East say if we become President we will divide the country. How will we divide the country? We have investments everywhere,”
Furthermore, the governor said Ebonyi state is not part of Biafra, adding that the state was better in a fair and equitable Nigeria.
“First and foremost, I have been saying it. If anybody tells you about Biafra, Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra. We are not Biafra”.
“We have so oppressed and now we are finding our feet and you want us to go back. We will not. We will not”.
“We are not going anywhere. We won’t. We will continue to appeal and dialogue to be treated fairly and equitably like other regions of Nigeria”, he stated.
