Why South-East should support Tinubu In 2027 ― Umahi

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged the people of South-East to support President Bola Tinubu’s second term bid, citing the Federal Government’s infrastructure interventions in the zone.

Umahi made the appeal while receiving the report of the northwest leg of the Nationwide Federal Roads Project Tour conducted by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

The minister said leaders from the South-East should be bold and vocal in educating their people on what he described as the benefits of supporting the Tinubu administration.

Umahi said: “It is a strategic decision that we Igbos must make. And I commend the South-East governors and the governor of Anambra State for his bold decision.

“He is not afraid of telling our people the truth; the truth is that we must support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

Umahi said the South-East should compare what the region benefited from successive administrations with the infrastructure and other interventions being undertaken by the Tinubu administration.

He argued that marginalisation should be considered from the point of the appointments, adding that infrastructure should also be considered.

According to him, the Tinubu administration has broken the jinx in areas where the South-East had previously complained of marginalisation.

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The minister added: “I call for debate. If you are insulting me, insult me constructively. Do not just empty talk.

“When I was governor of Ebonyi State for eight years, and now as Minister of Works, what have I done through the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu?”

Umahi also urged South-East stakeholders to support Tinubu so that other regions would reciprocate when it became the zone’s turn to produce the president of the country.

Umahi commended students who requested access to Federal Ministry of Works project sites across the six geopolitical zones to independently inspect ongoing projects.

He said the students rejected logistics assistance offered by the ministry, insisting on unhindered access to the projects.

Umahi described the initiative as responsible leadership, saying the students had chosen to acquaint themselves with the projects rather than dwell on issues that would not add value to their future.