Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state, Monday stated that the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP lost over 300, 000 votes to the
operational failure of Card Readers during the conduct of the last
weekend’s presidential election in the state.
The Governor who stated this while briefing newsmen in Abakaliki on
the success recorded by the party in the cause of the last presidential
election described election as a game in which there is no permanent
enemy and friend but permanent interest within a political arena.
According to him: “I want to thank Ebonyi people for coming out
to cast their votes. I want to thank politicians and political parties
that participated in the election. Election is a game. It comes and
goes. No permanent enemy.
“I want to congratulate all those that won. Everybody has
destiny. I want to commend the security agencies in the country. They
refused to be induced. I also commend the officials of INEC. I want to
console the families of electoral officials who died in active service.
My prayer is that God will grant them eternal rest.
“Buhari still remains my friend whether is losing or passing. I
can’t castigate him and I can’t cajole him. Over 300, 000 votes were
discarded in Ebonyi because of the hiccups of the card readers. We have
issue between constitution and guidelines. We have given 260, 000 votes
to PDP. The rest is what INEC announces. PDP has done well.
“The truth is that I can’t speak for all the state. If you were
declared winner and you didn’t use card readers, you may lose. I call
for improvement and electronics voting. Card readers may not have been
used in other parts of the country.
“The issue of the card readers was a problem. Every responsible
Governor must respect the President. He is the boss of all the
Governors. You can’t get anything by castigating him. If you make your
leader happy, he can assist you in making progress. I am in a hurry to
change the narrative of Ebonyi.”
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