Newsie Events:
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has declared his intention to contest for the office of the president in 2023.
The governor revealed this to the State House Correspondents on Tuesday in Abuja after having a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa.
Umahi’s declaration of interest is coming barely 24 hours after the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met Buhari also to notify of him of his intention to run for the highest office in the land.
Emerging from the President’s office on Tuesday, Umahi confirmed that he discussed the issue with Buhari, who asked him to go and seek the support of the people.
The governor said he is undeterred by Tinubu’s presence, saying that the contest is not about might.
Umahi defected from Peoples Democratic Party to the APC in November 2020.
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