Politics becomes more interesting when the opposition political parties become more mindful of their roles, especially in a nascent democracy.
The main opposition party in Ebonyi state, the PDP, is skidding off the role of opposition to a mere attack dog, with a view that, if they sustain their attack on the person of Governor Umahi and APC they would divert the attention of Ebonyians to their ailing party.
Surprisingly, the more they do that the more they lose people to the APC, which implies that people are reading between the lines to understand that Governor Umahi's defection to APC is a strategic plan, not for him as a person but for the good of the south easterners and Nigeria at large.
With the growing number of splinter groups in Ebonyi PDP, it's becoming clearer to everyone one that the party is losing grip of cohesion. What's is left within the party is it's carcass which may be enjoyed by microbes if the party fail to recognize it's role as opposition.
PDP at the national level, in some cases, despite their hostility against president Buhari, commends his efforts in addressing issues national concerns. In Ebonyi state, the case is different, the PDP in Ebonyi state plays the role of political goons and has never seen anything good about Governor Umahi and his policies.
That could be the reason the -do- nothing, media angle of the party harvest fake news to blackmail bigwigs of the APC, thinking they could sway support with unwarranted blackmails.
Governor Umahi's good governance is pervasive, it's like a conspicuous pregnancy that can't be covered. His being in APC should not be a source of worry to the PDP. After all, is he not a governor for all of us in Ebonyi. We enjoy all the road he built to our various villages and towns, and other social amenities he provided.
The south west and northern states give support to their governors, no matter the party they belong. It's the reason they all do better in politics. In the south east, the case is different. But governor Umahi is beginning to teach the southeast a better way to do politics, and with his political lessons, the easterners will learn and variously key into national politics with him.
PDP must learn to support Governor Umahi, if they must survive as as opposition in Ebonyi state. Governor Umahi is our governor, let's support him and desist from playing politics of bitterness, rancor and acrimony.
APC
Umahi is the Answer
Ogbuatu Simbad
State Publicity Secretary APC, Ebonyi State.
Publisher: Don Martyn L.O Nwosu
Ikeduru APC Media Hub
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