Last night, we brought you the story of Ifeanyi Ubah weeping profusely at the Presidential villa in Abuja over the defeat of incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan at the ballot.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), Ubah broke down during the presentation of the report of the Senator Ahmadu Ali-Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation at the Presidential Villa. Ubah suddenly burst into tears while party chiefs were taking turns to recount their electoral loss.
In an interview with The Vanguard, Ubah said after investing a lot in the activities of TAN, it is only natural that he feels hurt and hard done by.
“We are happy about the impact we have made in the polity. I believe that within a very short period of time we will be able to make our mark on the political landscape. We were able to draw attention to the activities of government as well as mobilise the grassroots for a more robust political engagement”, he said of TAN which boasted it had secured 18 million votes for President Jonathan before the first ballot was cast in anger.
On funding for TAN, he denied the organization was bankrolled with slush funds from government coffers.
“TAN was not funded with government money. TAN is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO). We have a lot of friends that have been supporting us. Political campaigns cost so much money, so it is natural to expect that we spent good money on our media and grassroots campaign. We are glad that our members and supporters were very supportive in contributing towards these campaigns. I believe that Jonathan is a good man who meant well for this country and I supported him. One thing that attracted me so much to Jonathan is the love and passion he has for Nigeria”.
Asked if he has any regrets that his candidate didn’t win, Ubah said he does.
“Yes and no. You don’t invest and wish that the investment would go the way this one went. The election has come and gone, I would not like to open the old wounds especially when the main actor in the whole episode has conceded defeat. We have to move ahead at this juncture. We must unite to move Nigeria forward. Jonathan has conceded defeat to General Buhari.”
Ubah, who runs Capital Oil, was indicted by the committee set up by the federal government to investigate the fraud in the oil subsidy regime, but he says it was all a witch-hunt.
“The Aig Imoukhuede committee, without giving me the right of fair hearing, declared that it had indicted me for fuel subsidy scam. The Committee claimed to have indicted me even when their findings showed that we imported the products . It was a farce. The Committee clearly had a mind-set of what it wanted to achieve. I believe there was a bit of conspiracy against me. It was all geared towards taking over my company.
“I stood firm in resisting the injustice. I dragged the Federal Government to the House of Representatives and insisted on a public hearing so that they can prove their case to the whole world. The committee made mistakes”.
He said he wishes the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari all the best and advised the APC to forge an enduring relationship with the Igbos who still feel that the party doesn’t mean well for them, especially in Lagos.
You can read the full interview here.
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