The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, on Wednesday, stated that “when people say direct primary is the only way of giving the party back to the people, I just laugh. There is no Governor that does not have at least hundreds of government Officials in each of the Wards”,He added that there is no battle between Federal Lawmakers and Governors over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which was recently rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari.Governor Umahi said this during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’.His exact words: “There is no battle between the Legislators and the Governors. The party politics and administration are quite clear in the various political parties.“I will rather congratulate Mr. President for not assenting to the Bill. I will also commend the Legislators very well, because they did very thorough work with the issue of the electronic transmission.”The Governor speaking further, argued that the major problem with the Bill is the direct primary clause.He debunked the claim made by a former Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Adamu Aliero, that the Governors have hijacked the political party structure in their domains.He stated: “When people say direct primary is the only way of giving the party back to the people, I just laugh. There is no Governor that does not have at least hundreds of government Officials in each of the Wards.“There is no Governor that is not the one who through contributions from friends, is paying the salaries of party Officials. The Governors are the ones keeping the party alive in the various Wards, so these are the commitments of Governors that seem as if they are hijacking the party.”BREAKING: President Muhammadu Buhari Jets Out Of Abuja To Maiduguri, Borno State, To Commission Multiple Projects Started And Completed By Governor Babagana Zulum, Refuses To Visit States With Mass Killings And Massive Kidnap Of Citizens In Other Parts Of The NorthCategories: Top Breaking NewsTags: Direct primaries, Ebonyi State Governor David UmahiLeave a CommentPage 36 – Reducing fake news in NigeriaBack to topExit mobile version