Nwifuru commended Umahi for his guidance throughout the years and vowed to uphold his legacy in all sectors if elected.
"I will make decisions based on input from the public and will prioritise outcomes and outputs," he stated.
"I will conduct my administration on the basis of the people's needs charter, with open governance and performance management as its foundation.
Speaking at the event, the APC candidate for governor thanked the people for their large turnout and support, pledging not to disappoint them if he was elected governor.
Moreover, he stated that the party's campaign organisation had been decentralised in order to promote ward-level mobilisation.
"Now is your time, southern district, and others should assist you," he stated.
"When it was time for the south to produce a governor, the Izzi people and the entire Ekumenyi bloc lent me their full support,"
To prevent distorting the state's current charter of equity, the governor asked the populace not to vote any candidate from the southern district, from whence he hails.
He stated, "Nwifuru has been under my supervision for the past sixteen years, and he is eminently suited to continue with the divine mandate ideology."
"It is the Izzi clan's turn to administer the land they gave us, and nothing can take that away from them.
Chief Francis Nwifuru, the current Speaker of the House of Assembly, is their son and the APC's gubernatorial candidate. He asked the people of Izzi to support their son, APC governorship candidate and Speaker of the House of Assembly Chief Francis Nwifuru, in a
"Tinubu will govern Ebonyi in the same manner as President Muhammadu Buhari," he stated.
"Igbos prospered under Tinubu as governor of Lagos, and they continue to prosper. We lack sentimentality and will follow the individual who knows the way.
The governor called the allegation "unfounded" and urged voters to support Tinubu and all APC candidates in the upcoming general election.
Umahi, who is the Chairman of the South-East Governors' Forum, made this statement on Wednesday in Iboko, the capital of the Izzi Local Government Area, while launching the party's campaigns in all thirteen council areas of the state.
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi stated that, contrary to some rumours, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate Sen. Bola Tinubu loves the Igbo people.
(Source: guardian.ng)
