The report on Governor Dave Umahi’s planned return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was described as fake by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State on Friday (PDP).

The party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Simbard Ogbuatu, issued a statement in Abakaliki advising its members to disregard the report.

The APC was responding to a claim made by a PDP chieftain in Abia State simply known as Dr. Isaac Nkole about the governor’s “desperate move” to rejoin the party he left last year.

“The All Progressives Congress in Ebonyi has had the news making the rounds in the media with the headline ‘Orji Kalu, Umahi in a desperate move to return to PDP,’ attributed to one Dr. Isaac Nkole, a PDP chieftain in Abia,” Ogbuatu said.

“The chieftain was quoted in the report as saying that Governor Dave Umahi wants to return to the PDP as well.”

“However, we wish to state unequivocally that Umahi has not made, and will never make, any move to return to the ‘Social Club’ known as PDP, either in person, through a representative, or through a surrogate.”

The APC spokesman insisted that Umahi has been a key member of the party for over a year and urged the public to dismiss the report as a “figment of the originator’s imagination.”

He went on to say that the governor’s decision to join the APC was made for the greater good of Ebonyi and the South-East region as a whole, not for personal gain.

“Umahi’s defection to the national party did not come as a shock to him, nor did he join for personal gain,” he continued.

“The defection is a well-considered decision made in the best interests of Ebonyi in particular and the South-East in general.”

“His Excellency saw the need to follow in the footsteps of former nationalists from the zone, such as late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, who had always believed in centre-right politics.”

I’m rather certain that South Africa’s President, Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, is not now on a tour of West African traditional dances.

He’s not in West Africa to see who makes the best jollof rice….

As a strategic thinker, he sees certain potential in the issues that Nigeria faces. After all, pursuing, protecting, and promoting a serious country’s national interest is not a sentimental pastime.

He has ended his visit to Nigeria, the “Giant of Africa,” the first of a four-nation West Africa visit, amid COVID-19 ‘Omicron’ fears.

On the 2nd and 3rd of December, Ramaphosa will speak at the Africa Investment Forum’s opening session in Côte d’Ivoire. From December 4 to 5, he will be in Ghana, and then from December 6 to 7, he will be in Senegal.

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Ramaphosa has been President of South Africa since February 15, 2018. He rose to prominence as a youthful and dynamic former trade union leader around the time Nelson Mandela was liberated from a remote prison on South Africa’s Robben Island.

Without a question, Ramaphosa has been in the forefront of national liberation and economic empowerment politics for South Africa’s indigenous African populations and so-called “colored” peoples.

It’s worth noting that he served as the principal negotiator for Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) during the country’s transition from apartheid to multi-ethnic democracy. He was one of the architects of the first election in April 1994, which resulted in Mandela’s election as South Africa’s first post-apartheid president.

In addition, his influence rose in the 1990s as the leader and strategist of the National Union of Mine Workers, South Africa’s most powerful trade union at the time (NUM).

Mandela privately expressed his belief that Cyril would be a worthy and likely future president to his confidantes.
Ramaphosa appears to have known his time would come, and he opted to act mostly in the financial and economic spheres.
Regardless, he kept a close eye on the African National Congress (ANCactions )’s and leadership dynamics, as shown in my book MLK, Mandela, and Achebe: Power Leadership & Identity, published in 2022. MLKMandelaAchebe.com

He was elected President of one of Africa’s oldest political organizations and liberation movements on December 18, 2017. As they say, the rest is history.

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Comrade Ramaphosa became a highly successful and wealthy business executive a few years later, thanks to a combination of lucrative investments, expanded prospects for Blacks, and clever relationships. He has also been on the board of MTN, a corporation that provides information, telecommunications, and financial services. Ramaphosa is valued at least R7 billion South African Rand (US $500 million) according to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com News Index 2021.

Remember that on July 9, 2021, I wrote a statement titled “Zuma’s troubles and wasting of Mandela’s legacy” in my weekly column on this platform. It was about what happened on July 7, 2021, when South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma — a 79-year-old grandfather and (ex) freedom warrior — surrendered to authorities at a correctional services facility (prison).

The ANC’s mistakes have been disastrous, forcing it to lose elections and seats that millions of people believed were’safe seats’ for the party. No, not any longer!

My point remains that it is unfortunate but true that some of the notorious financial criminals who are making life difficult for South Africa’s poor people rose to power under the ANC’s banner, as evidenced by the ANC’s countless violations of citizens’ rights, particularly the seasonal violence and xenophobia perpetrated against other African residents and migrant workers in various parts of the richly blessed country.

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Seriously, I believe he aspires to boost South Africa’s clout and position as an influential power actor and possible leader across the continent. But first and foremost, he must correct his country’s home atmosphere.
He was elected President of one of Africa’s oldest political organizations and liberation movements on December 18, 2017. As they say, the rest is history. Comrade Ramaphosa became a highly successful and wealthy business executive a few years later, thanks to a combination of lucrative investments, expanded prospects for Blacks, and clever relationships. He has also been on the board of MTN, a corporation that provides information, telecommunications, and financial services. Ramaphosa is valued at least R7 billion South African Rand (US $500 million) according to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com News Index 2021.

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has stated that the process of picking the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential nominee for 2023 will be tumultuous.

In a recent interview with a major television station in Port Harcourt, the state capital, the governor stated that only a PDP administration could save the country from its current problems.

He stated that he would not support a presidential candidate who is unprepared for the work ahead.

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“Don’t let anyone persuade you that selecting a presidential candidate will be simple.

“No way, it’ll never happen.” You should be aware that there are two forms of turbulence. Turbulence that does not cause a crash is known as normal turbulence. There is enough turbulence that a crash is likely.

“The volatility we’re seeing in PDP is natural turbulence, and I believe we’ll be able to get through it.” APC turbulence, on the other hand, is turbulence that is likely to result in a crash.

“The PDP has redeemed itself in terms of what Nigerians demand because they are tired of what is happening in the country.” As a result, they require an alternative, and the PDP is currently the only viable option,” he explained.

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“As a result, if you want to run for president under the PDP, I will not back someone who simply wants to run under the name of a former presidential candidate; I will not agree to it.” “I need to see that you’re ready for it, and that you’re ready to tackle this evil called APC,” he stated.