The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will serve two terms as Nigeria’s leader, stating that he must be re-elected in the 2027 general elections by the “power of God.”
Speaking on Sunday at a stakeholders meeting on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Phase 1 at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, Umahi praised Tinubu’s leadership, particularly his commitment to long-term infrastructure projects.
“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.
“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 emphasized that Tinubu has been fair to the South-East since assuming office in 2023 and assured that the region would support his re-election bid.
He highlighted several federal projects in the South-East as proof of the administration’s commitment to national 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,” he noted.
“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.”
The former Ebonyi State governor further stated that the South-East would rally behind Tinubu and ensure his re-election with overwhelming support.
“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. They will leave South-West to give us 99.99% (in) 2027,” he added.
