The senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, has stated that Igbos struggle to align with the national party at the center due to their ‘sentiments and emotions’.
Although he didn’t specifically mention the name of the party, the obvious choice will be the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the South-East fully backed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when it held sway from 1999-2014.
Sen Ubah made the statement after he was received by the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and other officials following his defection from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
“I want to be sincere, it has always been difficult for the Igbo people to key into the national party because of our sentiments and emotions,” Ubah said.
He further claimed that 70-80% of Igbos made their wealth due to the legacies left by President Bola Tinubu when he served as governor of Lagos State from 1999-2007.
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He said Tinubu understands the agonies of Nigerians and has the capacity to provide solutions that address them.
“Since our president has emerged and I put that challenge to each Igbo man today in Nigeria, 70 percent – 80 percent of them derive their wealth from the legacy that the president has left in Lagos.
“Our president is the politician that understands how it pains and how to console everybody. He has that capacity.
“One of the important things for me to tell our people is the appointment of Engr. Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works for the very first time, irrespective of our very low turnout of votes to him.”
Ubah said he joined APC because he wanted the south-east to align with Tinubu’s administration.