Senator Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, announced that all governors in the South-East region are backing President Bola Tinubu, and urged opposition figures like former governor Peter Obi to join them.
He also revealed that a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is nearing completion and will become a toll road by December.
These disclosures were made during an interview for an upcoming State House documentary celebrating President Tinubu’s second anniversary, as conveyed in a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga.
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Umahi stated that the South-East governors support Tinubu’s administration regardless of their political affiliations.
The Minister asserted that the South-East is experiencing a surge in federal attention and infrastructure development under President Tinubu.
He remarked, “The Igbo man is enterprising and blessed with God-given wisdom. What Ndi Igbo seek is fairness, Nigeria that treats every zone equally. That is what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing.”
He noted that concerns about marginalization, once dominant in the region, are now diminishing due to significant progress in infrastructure and appointments.
For instance, he highlighted that his home state, Ebonyi, now has “at least four federal projects ongoing.”
Umahi pointed out that for the first time, the South-East has a Minister of Works, overseeing crucial projects like the Port Harcourt to Enugu, Enugu to Abakaliki, Enugu to Onitsha, and Onitsha to Owerri roads, along with the Second Niger Bridge, for which “The President has already paid 30 per cent of the cost.”
He further stated that all South-East governors are collaborating with the President and are planning a summit to formally endorse him for the 2027 elections.
Umahi urged key opposition figures in the region to align with the President for the greater good, saying, “Leadership is not about self—it’s about the people. If someone else is already doing what you would have done for your people, support him. I call on my brother, His Excellency Peter Obi, to join us and work with Mr. President. He must be part of this summit where we will collectively endorse President Tinubu for the 2027 election. I say it boldly: the South East is happy with the President.”
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It’s a high time all this political harlots should stop speaking for the people of south east, Umahi is one of those politicians that can betray the interests of their people because of their selfish interests.