The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, expressed confidence on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu will complete his eight-year tenure, stating that the president must be re-elected in the 2027 general elections “by the power of God.”
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Phase 1 at Eko Hotel in Lagos, Umahi praised Tinubu’s leadership, noting that only a leader with the courage to pursue long-term projects would be able to see them through.
“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,” he said. He called for support in the 2027 elections, urging those in favor to show their backing, adding, “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, a former two-term governor of Ebonyi State, emphasized that the South-East region would strongly support Tinubu’s re-election, citing the president’s contributions to the region since taking office in 2023.
He highlighted ongoing federal projects in the South-East and other regions as evidence of the administration’s commitment to development.
“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,” Umahi said, listing projects like the Enugu-Abakaliki and Afikpo-Abia-Okigwe roads.
He further stated that the people of the South-East would ensure Tinubu’s success in 2027, predicting, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going to have 99 per cent of the votes of the South-East because he has been very nice to the people of the South-East.”
He concluded by confidently predicting a landslide for Tinubu in the upcoming election, saying, “They will leave South-West to give us 99.99% (in) 2027.”
