‘I don’t need to be presidential candidate to educate you’ – Umahi hits back at Peter Obi

Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has fired backmost astatine the statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, saying helium does not request to beryllium a statesmanlike campaigner to amended the erstwhile Anambra State politician connected infrastructure.

Addressing journalists astatine a operation tract connected Sunday, Umahi made the remark portion defending the ongoing infrastructure projects of the Tinubu administration, insisting that helium is committed to ensuring their completion.

He said: “I asked my brother, His Excellency Peter Obi, for a statement connected what I americium doing. He said I americium not the statesmanlike candidate. I told him I americium connected the ballot. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is connected the ballot, past I americium connected the ballot due to the fact that I don’t privation this task to stop. I privation it to beryllium completed.

“So, I privation each of america unneurotic to triumph with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu truthful that helium tin continue.

“I don’t cognize the large woody astir being a statesmanlike candidate. There are statesmanlike candidates, and determination are statesmanlike candidates. I beryllium a small spot higher than what helium belongs to.

“So, to beryllium a statesmanlike campaigner is not an achievement. And if you spell to a tract that’s nether operation and basal determination to accidental the roadworthy is bad, what were you doing? Like the turtle that has been successful its ammunition until the time it is released.

“I don’t request to beryllium a statesmanlike c...