Ebonyi Will Vote For Tinubu In 2027, Says Umahi

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has assured that the people of Ebonyi State and the Southeast will repay President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his developmental strides with their votes.

Umahi gave this assurance on Saturday during the Ohanivo New Yam Festival (Iriji) celebration.

Speaking at the event, the Minister described the new yam festival as a cherished heritage handed down from the forefathers, thanking God for the opportunity to celebrate in good health.

“Iriji is ancient, from our forefathers and we are grateful to God that we are celebrating the new yam festival in good health,”.

He commended the leadership of Ebonyi State, noting that although Governor Francis Nwifuru could not attend due to his official engagement at the United Nations, the state was ably represented by the Acting Governor.

Turning to politics in the Southeast, Umahi was emphatic that Ebonyi people are not “Obidient.”

“Let me use this opportunity to appreciate our dear President – I am addressing the southeast people. I am addressing those who darken council without knowledge, I am addressing those who don’t understand what’s going on in Southeast, I am addressing those who have occupied the social media – I have told them, Ebonyi State, we are not ‘obidient people’, we have been so marginalized and we are no longer obidient.

“But it is the man that has given us sense of belonging – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Let no obideont come to Ebonyi State and say this state belongs to Obidients – there is no obidients person in Ebonyi State.”

Umahi stressed that the Southeast would not repeat past political missteps.

“What we have is to return the good things that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done for the Southeast and for Ebonyi State when the time comes. We will not be deceived again, the last election was a mistake but we have become wiser,” he declared.

Highlighting Tinubu’s infrastructural interventions, Umahi pointed to major projects across the region, including the legacy road linking Cross River State to Ndibe Beach, Afikpo, Abomege, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ishielu, and Benue State.

“I will not be able to name all that President Tinubu is doing for us but you see the legacy projects… President Tinubu only deserves our payback. Those that refuse to hear, they will hear us. We want to be part of the United Nigeria, we want to be treated fairly, we want to be counted and the President is doing that, so we have no reason not to support him,” he added.

The Minister further urged support for Governor Francis Nwifuru, assuring that his achievements would soon speak for themselves.

“We have no reason not to support the Governor, HE Francis Nwifuru. Don’t worry, when we were in office as Governor, people did not see all we were doing but suddenly, it became visible to everyone and so, it’s going on now. You will not see all the rural roads the governor is doing, you will not see the urban roads the governor is doing, you will not see the housing estate he is doing, you have occupied the social media but it will happen to you soon. You will soon see them.”

Umahi concluded by urging the Acting Governor to convey the community’s concerns and requests directly to Governor Nwifuru.