David Umahi, the minister of works, says the people of Ebonyi state will on Monday, June 15, adopt President Bola Tinubu as their sole presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.
Speaking in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Saturday, the
former governor of Ebonyi said the people of south-east are appreciative of
President Tinubu.
The minister was addressing a team of editors and
journalists on a tour of federal and state projects in the five south-east
states, including Ebonyi, Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Imo.
“When we talk about the gains of the people of the
south-east under President Bola Tinubu, some people who do not understand what
we are talking about would continue to demarket us,” Umahi said.
“But the south-east people are very appreciative of
President Bola Tinubu, and I think by Monday under the leadership of governor
of Ebonyi, we are going to demonstrate it when we adopt the president as our
sole candidate and the governor.”
He reiterated that the people of the state are not in
support of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic
Congress (NDC).
“And let it be known that Ebonyi state is not ‘Obidient’
because we want to catch up with the rest of the country and we will never be
‘Obidient’. What happened before was an accident of history. It will not repeat
itself,” he said.
Responding to claims that there are several abandoned
federal government projects in the south-east, the minister highlighted what he
called legacy projects of the Tinubu administration.
“That’s the third legacy project of Mr President, running
from Calabar. That’s joining the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and then it goes
straight to Benue boarder and because it is N444 billion, you know 50 percent
is being paid by the president. Is it abandonment?” he asked.
“And then you will see the Dangote project that is running
on a section of this trans-Sahara going to Abia, going to Okigwe and ends at
Port Harcourt-Enugu federal highway. That project is ongoing and it’s N196
billion. Is it abandonment? The Ndibe beach, that very wonderful project. That
project is N65 billion. Is it abandonment?
“Enugu boundary; Enugu-Abakaliki is N183 billion and is 118 kilometres. Is it abandonment. I’m just telling you about some projects in Ebony state alone.”
‘EBONYI NEVER HAD ANY FEDERAL PROJECT IN THE PAST’
Umahi also claimed that Ebonyi has never had any federal
government project, citing the period was a party chairman, deputy governor and
governor of the state for eight years.
“In the past, Ebonyi never had any federal project. I was
party chairman for five years; I was deputy governor for four years. I was
governor for eight years, I never saw any federal government in Ebonyi state,”
he said.
“So, we have every reason to be ‘dis-Obidient in an obedient
to President Bola Tinubu’. Him and him
alone.”
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