"I WILL PREFER TO BE IN THE SENATE TO REST": GOV UMAHI

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has announced that he has withdrawn from the race for the 10th Senate Presidency after being urged by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to step down in favor of Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Umahi revealed that he had a personal conversation with Tinubu, and the latter convinced him to withdraw his candidacy in the interest of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the South East zone.

Umahi claimed that he did not want to be a "clog in the wheel of Tinubu's progress," and that his withdrawal was in the best interest of the South East, which could no longer afford to remain in opposition. He also denied rumors of a South East senators' resolution to support former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, for the position, insisting that he had more APC senators on his side.

In an interesting statement, Umahi professed that he would not lobby for a ministerial appointment in the incoming administration, but would instead leave the decision to "destiny, Tinubu, and the party." He added that while he would prefer to rest in the Senate, he would have no choice but to accept whatever God wills for him, even if it meant sacrificing his own ambitions for the sake of the APC and the President-elect.

“I will accept whatever God wills for me but as a person, I will prefer to be in the senate to rest," he said.
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Source: Vanguard