2027: Umahi tells Igbo, back Tinubu, stop complaining

• Says nothing can stop president’s re-election

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has urged the Igbo to stop complaining about alleged marginalisation and rally behind President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Umahi, who spoke on Friday at the Nkwelle-Ezunaka flyover in Anambra State, declared that nothing could stop Tinubu from winning the presidential poll.

The minister said the Igbo needed to come together and support the President rather than continue to complain about their perceived exclusion from the political mainstream.

The Nkwelle-Ezunaka flyover links about four communities from the Second Niger Bridge to the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.

Umahi, who appeared unfazed by possible criticism over his position, said Nigerians were free to insult him for speaking what he described as the truth.

He, however, insisted that such attacks would neither deter him nor alter what he described as Tinubu’s expected victory in the 2027 presidential election.

“Some of our people like shouting marginalisation; nobody is marginalising us, and rather, we are our own problem. Southeast must vote for Mr President; I don’t care if you insult me; we want the progress in the Southeast to continue.

“We have to show gratitude to Tinubu. This is the first time in the history of this region that the Igbo are benefiting like this from the federal government.

“If you continue insulting the President, it will not stop him from winning in 2027. I will continue to educate our people. Our brother will never win with this ethnic politics of hate, blackmail and name-calling.

“Anambra State is a strong base for Mr President because Progressives are working together. So, Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election,” Umahi stated.

Umahi, however, blamed the poor state of roads across the South-East on years of neglect by previous administrations, saying the Tinubu administration was now addressing the infrastructure deficit.

He also criticised what he described as the “myopic politics” of some South-East groups on social media, accusing them of raising unnecessary alarm over minor issues.

According to him, such reactions often create needless controversy and distract from the ongoing efforts to address the region’s infrastructure challenges.