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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