Umahi says Tinubu will address insecurity challenges if re-elected
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will address Nigeria’s insecurity challenges within the next four years if re-elected.
Umahi made the remark on Saturday at Umunaga Ward in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, during the All Progressives Congress presidential primary election.
He said the turnout of 5,009 party members at the ward to elect Tinubu as the APC candidate for the 2027 presidential election reflected public trust and confidence in the President.
Addressing party members and leaders, Umahi described Ebonyi as a stronghold of the APC and President Tinubu.
“Ebonyi State is totally APC. We are only APC,” Umahi said, adding that the people had resolved to support the President and the ruling party.
He attributed the support to appointments and infrastructure projects being implemented by the Tinubu administration, particularly in the South-East.
According to him, the President has integrated the South-East into national politics through developmental projects and political appointments.
“Bola Tinubu is the Biafra we have been looking for. A man who has integrated the entire South-East, given us juicy appointments and very important infrastructure,” he said.
Umahi also defended the economic reforms introduced by the administration, acknowledging that Nigerians experienced initial difficulties but insisting the policies had stabilised the economy.
“I laugh when people talk about the hardship caused by the reforms. Nobody has been able to say where Nigeria would have been without them,” he stated.
He expressed optimism that the benefits of the reforms would become more visible at the grassroots level.
“The macroeconomy is stable and the President is now taking it down to the microeconomy. The worst is over and Nigerians will soon begin to see the benefits,” Umahi added.
The minister also commended ongoing federal road and bridge projects across the country, describing them as evidence of efforts to rebuild critical infrastructure nationwide.