Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has declared that all governors in the South-East are united in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election ambition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a video shared on Sunday by Ebonyi 1st Choice News Media* through the handle @peopleofebonyi\_, the former Ebonyi State governor said:
“All the governors of the South-East are supporting the president for 2027, and there’s no governor in the South-East that is not supporting the president.
“Governors are in charge of their states. You see Anambra, you see Enugu, you’ve seen Ebonyi, you’ve seen all that the governor is doing, you’ve seen Abia, you’ve seen Imo, so we are very confident that we’ll write our history.”
Positioning himself as a central figure in the region’s political future, Umahi argued that when the presidency eventually rotates to the South-East, his performance as both governor and minister makes him deserving of frontline consideration.
“When the presidency comes to the South-East, I should be at the forefront because of my performance.
“I’ve asked for a debate with anybody who feels otherwise. I created something out of this state. God used me to do it.”
The minister further maintained that his record stands taller than those of his contemporaries in the region.
“We compare governor to governor, time to time, and compare what you have done for the South-East. I beat my chest and say ‘Listen, God has used me, President Tinubu has used me, to better the lot of the South-East.’ You can tell when we last had it this good.”
While stressing the need for strategic alliances, Umahi cautioned the South-East against allowing emotions to guide its quest for national leadership.
“My advice for our people is to re-engage. We can’t get to the presidency by sentiment. We have to re-engage; we have to support other regions. And at the time of God, nobody will stop it. It will come to us. And who knows whether, at that time, it will be the man standing by the honourable minister.”
