Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, urged him to step down for Senator Godswill Akpabio in the race for the 10th Senate presidency.
Umahi made the disclosure on Monday at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke while answering questions from newsmen on arrival to the state from Abuja.
The governor said that he discussed the issue of his Senate presidency bid with Tinubu and had to accede to his request in the interest of the All Progressives Congress and the South East zone.“It was an honour to be invited by the president-elect and he told me that he had made commitments. “It is his right as the president-elect to make commitments and anyone running for such office makes promises.Umahi said that his withdrawal from the race was in the interest of the South-East as it could no longer continue to be in the opposition.
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