The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, on Wednesday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party was not in anyway disturbed with the exit of the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi.
In a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, in Abuja, Abaribe said the party had before now adverted her mind to the fact that Umahi was already in his new party, All Progressive Congress, in spirit before his formal announcement on Tuesday.
Accordingly, the PDP, he said, was unfazed and will surely not be affected negatively or its membership eroded, neither will the fortunes of APC be enhanced with Umahi’s joining of the party.
The Minority Leader also faulted Umahi’s reasons of injustice and lack of fairness as why he left the party, saying it was all glaring with clear indices that the PDP has been very fair to the South East in all its dealings since inception.
Abaribe said: “It is not true and very unfortunate for the governor to characterise the PDP in such light. Examples are legion, which shows that our dear party has reciprocated severally the support of the South East, meaning that the party is not taking the support of Ndi-Igbo for granted.
“It is inconceivable to perceive the position of Presidential photographer, which Ndi-Igbo currently occupies in the villa as fairness.”
Nonetheless, Abaribe said Umahi is well within his right as an individual to change position, but such in this circumstance must be hinged on very altruistic reasons other than allegations of injustice and unfair treatment of the South East by the PDP.