The Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi, has pledged his support for the Atiku/Obi camp for the 2019 elections.
The governor was rumoured to have rejected his recent appointment as the South-east coordinator of the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign.
But he dismissed these reports and also allegations that the Ebonyi state government was set to distribute bags of Abakaliki rice branded with campaign pictures of Mr Buhari for Christmas and New Year.
Umahi made this known through his State information commissioner, Emmanuel Onwe.
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“The governor never rejected his appointment as the Coordinator of Atiku/Obi Campaign Organization for South-East”, he said.
“The social media report to that effect is false and should be disregarded. I was at the exco meeting of yesterday, at no time was such thing discussed. The governor considers the appointment as a great honour and would discharge his duties in that regard with great commitment and dedication.
“They also said that the governor has concluded plans to distribute bags of rice with the pictures of the presidential candidate of the APC; that is also not true.
“The governor does not know any other Presidential Candidate except that of his party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Mr. Peter Obi,” Mr Onwe said.