Amid early moves by the north, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Sunday, February 23, expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would complete eight years as Nigeria’s leader in 2027.
Speaking at the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Phase 1 stakeholders’ meeting, Umahi insisted that Bola Tinubu must be re-elected in the 2027 general elections by the “power of God.”
Umahi said:
“A man that has the courage to do what was dreamt 45 years back is the only man that will have the courage to finish it.
“I say we must vote for him in 2027. The President must be re-elected by the power of God. Those in support say ‘ hi.”
Umahi: Tinubu’s projects in southeast, will earn him another term
Speaking further, Umahi said Tinubu has done well for the South-East since assuming office in 2023 and that the region will back him in the next election.
As reported by Channels TV, the minister noted that the current administration has embarked on federal projects in the South-East region and other parts of the country.
Umahi, a two-term governor of Ebonyi state, said the Igbos would rally around Tinubu and ensure that he is re-elected.
He specifically stated that the region would produce 99 percent of votes for the president in the 2027 general elections.
“We have no reason to stop the work but we have every reason to do the right thing and it is not peculiar to that job, that is what we are doing in all the projects.
“We also have some jobs – Enugu to Abakaliki, we have Afikpo-Abia-Okigwe and of course one of the legacy projects of Mr President and so we are not sabotaging the President.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going to have 99 percent of the votes of the South-East because he has been very nice to the people of the South-East. They will leave South-West to give us 99.99% (in) 2027,” he added.
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2027: Analyst says El-Rufai may work for Atiku’s presidency
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai’s recent association with ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar is fueling speculation about a possible political shift ahead of the 2027 elections.
PDP National Youth Group spokesperson Dare Glintstone Akinniyi revealed that El-Rufai’s growing ties with the opposition bigwigs including Atiku, could affect President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.
In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, Akinniyi likened El-Rufai’s current moves to the role played by FCT minister Nyesom Wike in supporting the ruling APC from within the opposition.
