PDP Governors Have Performed Trememdously — Peter Obi

Peter Obi, running mate of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the social media for the misgivings generated over his nomination.

Obi made this known in Abakaliki on Monday during a courtesy call on Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi.

According to him, leaders of the South East Zone were never against my nomination but with the process through which I was nominated.

“They have the right to disagree with such process and this made them humbly request for a meeting with the party’s presidential candidate.

“Unfortunately, we leave in an era where the social media controls every part of news as I declare especially to the press that Umahi remains the zone’s leader and the best in the country.”

Obi disclosed that Umahi made his nomination possible through his efforts as the secretary of the PDP national convention committee which produced the best presidential primaries in the country.

“Such efforts by PDP leaders especially Umahi ensured that that the party’s presidential candidate thought of choosing his running-mate from the south east zone.

“That is why I came home to tell south east people that the nomination is not for me alone but for them as its success rests on the efforts of Umahi, its leaders and the entire people,” he said.

He noted that he never thought of getting nominated, never discussed such with anybody with the way it happened, only explained by God.

“PDP governors in the zone have performed tremendously and Umahi in particular, has done enough for Ebonyi and the zone,” he said.