Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has declared that the South-East, particularly Ebonyi State, will support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, dismissing the influence of Peter Obi and his OBIdient Movement in the region.
Speaking on Saturday at the Ohanivo 2025 New Yam Festival in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi, Umahi said years of political neglect had shifted the region’s loyalty, insisting that Tinubu has given the South-East a sense of belonging.
“We are not OBIdient people. We have been marginalised for too long, and that era is over. President Bola Tinubu is the one who has given us recognition. There is no OBIdient person in Ebonyi,” the former governor said.
Umahi stressed that Tinubu’s policies and gestures toward the South-East will be rewarded at the ballot in 2027, adding that the people of the region have grown politically wiser since the 2023 elections.
“Our duty is to record all the good things the President has done for the South-East and Ebonyi State. We will not repeat the mistake of the last election. We have learnt and grown wiser,” Umahi added.
