Minister of Works and former governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has wadded into the face-off between Senator Ken Eze and Chief Christian Asaga Nwali.
The two chieftains of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been at loggerhead over the party’s ticket for the Ebonyi Central Senate ticket. Senator Eze is currently representing the zone and seeking for a return ticket and Chief Nwali, popularly known as C sagas, is aspiring to represent the zone.
In his intervention, Minister Umahi described the two apritants as his mentees and close associates and admonished they both follow party procedures and engaged with stakeholders.
“I want to thank you people highly for this show of respect coming from you concerning what ordinarily should not be a problem. Sen. Ken Eze is my product, C sagas is my product but they are having some issues, not directly but their boys is causing some problems for a matter that doesn’t lie in their hands.
“Firstly, the central senatorial seat had an agreement that after the present four year term position, it will go to Ikwo and incidentally, the decision was made by my Boss, referring to his predecessor as Governor, Chief Martin Elechi and the governor was in that meeting. Of course he was very strategic in my administration. So that is why C-sagas can say he is contesting,” the minister said.
He added further: “I have advised them that we have a governor in the state, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru, and he is a man of great quality. He has respect for all the leaders. He must be accorded his own respect. So my advice to them is to gather 10 leaders from Ezza and Ikwo respectively and go and meet the governor.”
According to the minister, only a structured engagement involving the governor and selected leaders from both sides can produce a fair and lasting resolution.
“Only these two leaders have the capacity to resolve it. If Ikwo doesn’t go now, they will go in future, if Ezza doesn’t continue they will still have another opportunity but let that decision be between the governor and the selected leader from both clan.”
