I have no regrets leaving PDP – Umahi

Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi has expressed that he has no regrets leaving the People’s Democratic party PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC.

Umahi was on Tuesday sacked as Governor by a Federal High Court. The governor stated this while addressing members and supporters of the party during a solidarity rally held at the Udensi Water Fountain Roundabout in Abakaliki.

Umahi appealed for calm and assured APC faithful, supporters that the Judgment sacking him as Governor will not stand

He said: “I have no regrets leaving PDP. The judgement sacking me as your governor will not stand at appeal and I remain the governor as I’m still working.

“I said the lawyers of PDP are the ones doing forum shopping and I’m going to report the lawyers to NBA to discipline them because the judge was misled.

“The blame is not on the judge. The blame is on the PDP lawyers who misled the judge.

“And I’m using the opportunity to appeal for calm and to let Nigerians know that nobody castigated the judge and we will not.

“Today, we have appealed the judgement. We have done three things; we have done the appeal at Enugu, and when I say that, we have two judgements, I say that the judgement in Ebonyi, which has equal powers with that of Abuja.

“We said that we will obey the judgement in Ebonyi; we will appeal the judgement of Abuja.

“We didn’t say we will disobey, otherwise we would have not appeal, we are before the Appeal Court in Enugu state and that of Abuja.

“We have also filed a stay of execution. So, we are still the governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi,” Umahi said