South-East group blasts Umahi over 2027 Tinubu support claim

• A diaspora group, AEISCID, has dismissed Works Minister David Umahi's assertion that helium tin present South-east votes for President Tinubu successful 2027
• The radical accused Umahi of having nary existent governmental power successful the region, citing his arguable 2023 senatorial triumph and neglect of cardinal determination issues
• AEISCID warned Tinubu not to trust connected Umahi's promises, describing him arsenic self-serving and disconnected from the South-east’s existent needs and governmental dynamics

A socio-political group, the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural successful the Diaspora (AEISCID), has issued a beardown rebuttal to claims by Minister of Works, David Umahi, that helium tin present the South-east portion to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful the 2027 wide elections.

The group, successful a connection released Thursday and signed by its president, Ambassador Pascal Oluchukwu, cautioned the Tinubu medication against relying connected Umahi’s assertions, describing them arsenic grandstanding without substance.

President Tinubu is warned not to slope connected Minister Umahi's popularity for South-East votes successful 2027. Photo: FB/Dave Umahi
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Umahi lacks the governmental rigor helium claims - group

AEISCID accused the erstwhile Ebonyi State politician of lacking some the governmental superior and grassroots enactment needed to power voting patterns crossed the 5 South-east states.

The backlash follows Umahi’s comments successful a forthcoming State House documentary commemorating Tinubu’s 2 years successful office, wherever helium claimed that each South-east governors, irrespective of enactment affiliation, were aligned with the president’s second-term bid.

Describing Umahi’s claims arsenic exaggerated and misleading, AEISCID criticised his perceived soundlessness connected pressing determination issues, specified arsenic the continued detention and proceedings of IPOB person Nnamdi Kanu and the caller challenges faced by JAMB candidates successful the region.

"People of the portion are yet to spot immoderate vehement commitments from leaders similar Umahi to usage their power to transportation the Tinubu medication to hole the existent issues affecting our people," the radical stated.

Umahi's ministerial portfolio questioned

The radical further pointed to the authorities of captious infrastructure crossed the South-east, arguing that contempt Umahi’s portfolio arsenic Minister of Works, large roadworthy projects stay incomplete and successful disrepair.

“To further thrust location our points... nary existing roadworthy infrastructure successful the South East portion person been completed successful astir 2 years,” AEISCID noted, listing projects similar the Enugu-Port Harcourt and Enugu-Onitsha highways arsenic examples of stagnation nether Umahi’s watch.

Tinubu is told that Umahi is not arsenic fashionable arsenic helium thinks helium is. Photo: FB/ABAT
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Referencing a deadly mishap astatine Ugwu Onyeama successful Enugu, the radical attributed specified tragedies to the government’s nonaccomplishment to implicit ongoing roadworthy works that person near lone partial routes accessible to motorists.

Challenging Umahi’s credibility, AEISCID recalled his arguable 2023 senatorial election, alleging that helium mislaid the predetermination successful his ain portion but was declared victor done outer influence.

“In presumption of governmental value and influence, Tinubu ought to person known that Umahi weighs acold beneath the average,” the connection added.

AEISCID concluded by branding Umahi arsenic a self-serving politician, urging the presidency to dainty his promises with caution.

Peter Obi should enactment wit Tinubu - Umahi

Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Minister of Works Senator David Umahi said each the governors successful the Southeast portion are supporting President Bola Tinubu and urged the undecided, specified arsenic erstwhile politician Peter Obi, to articulation the train.

He besides said a conception of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is nearing completion and that users volition person to wage a toll starting successful December.

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