Umahi Asks Southeast Not To Join In Protest Against Tinubu

In a recent speech in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, Minister of Works David Umahi urged the southeast’s people to ignore demands to oppose the current government.

The minister made this request on Wednesday, July 17, while introducing President Bola Tinubu’s legacy road projects to stakeholders and state citizens.

Umahi emphasised that President Tinubu is taking major steps to ease the country’s problems and has made difficult decisions for the country’s benefit.

“The president is doing everything possible to ameliorate and end the hardship. Let us support him, he is doing everything to unite Nigeria, put food on our tables, and develop the health, education, and other sectors. Pray for him and support him,” Umahi stated.

He emphasised the backing of the governors of the region and declared that there will be no protests against the President in the southeast and in Ebonyi.

Umahi noted that President Tinubu’s administration has undertaken a number of ongoing road construction projects, which have greatly improved the southeast and addressed long-standing neglect from earlier administrations.

“The southeast today under President Tinubu has benefitted from numerous road construction projects ongoing to develop the southeast, which has suffered many years of neglect in previous administrations. So we need to support him,” Umahi said.

The Minister also observed a significant improvement in the region’s security since President Tinubu assumed office.

“Security has been highly improved in the southeast under President Tinubu. The little security lapses being noticed now are self-inflicted and I commend the governors of the region for what they are doing in this regard,” he added.

Umahi urged Nigerians to avoid divisive utterances and emphasised the importance of a calm environment for growth.

“We should stop fanning the embers of division. We are paying for the past years of neglect and mismanagement. We failed to plan properly in the past and we have to accept our past mistakes and find ways to start correcting them, and this is what the President is doing,” he concluded.

A Gentle Reminder: Every obstacle is a stepping stone, every morning; a chance to go again, and those little steps take you closer to your dream.

Nnamdi Okoli