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ABUJA: The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora AEISCID has asked President Bola Tinubu to discountenance claims by his Minister of Works, Engr. David Nweze Umahi that he will deliver the South East for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the next general election.

Noting that the former Ebonyi governor lacks the capacity to accomplish such a huge task, the Ebonyi indigenes also expressed dismay over what they described as Umahi’s downright denial of marginalization of the South East geopolitical zone.

Umahi had in an interview for an State House documentary marking Tinubu’s second anniversary, boasted that all the South East governors are ing President Tinubu for a second term, regardless of their current political affiliations.

However, in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, President of the association, Ambassador Pascal Oluchukwu, regretted that “Nnamdi Kanu is still being tried by the Tinubu-led government despite genuine calls that he should be granted a state pardon”.

“People of the region are yet to see any vehement commitment from leaders like Umahi to use their influences to persuade the Tinubu istration to fix the real issues affecting our people.

“A good case in point is the aloofness of leaders like Umahi and indeed, the South East Governors in addressing the challenges faced by JAMB candidates in the entire region which all seem to every reasonable mind to be targeted at the people of the region.

“Ordinarily, if Umahi had the interest of the South East at heart, he should have been addressing this growing concerns on behalf of Ndigbo”, he added.

The group said despite Umahi’s claims, the South East is still plagued by critical infrastructural challenges, including deplorable road networks.

“We are aware that as a man insipidly desperate to impress his paymasters, Umahi is only interested in recouping gains and lots to be shared between him and his paymasters and not sincerely interested in actualizing the many bogus projects the istration has embarked upon such as the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway among others.

“To further drive home our point on the high level of deceit ongoing in the guise of ‘ambitious projects’ by the Tinubu-led government using Umahi as a conduit executioner, no existing road infrastructure in the South East region has been completed in nearly two years- from Enugu to Port Harcourt, Enugu-Onitsha, Onitsha-Owerri, Enugu to Abakaliki or Afikpo to Okigwe highways. It is visible to even the blind that works have been ongoing on some of the roads awarded for nearly two years, leaving road s with struggles to use only a section of these roads.

“We recall that the above sad scenario was responsible for the Ugwu Onyeama accident in Enugu that claimed several lives”, he added.

Reacting t Umahi’s claim that all South East governors were working for President Tinubu, the leadership of AEISCID said: “We wish to hint the Tinubu istration of the very fact that the same egoistical Umahi has no political relevance to command, influence or commandeer leaders of the South East region on a political path to tow come 2027.

“The last we recall on his electoral outing was his collosal loss of his Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in 2023 where even as a sitting Governor, he couldn’t control a meagre five Local Government Areas in his Ebonyi South Senatorial district. Of course, we know how he allegedly used the influences of security agents and INEC’s top brass to be declared the winner of that Senatorial election he has manifestly lost before midday.

“In of political weight and influence, Tinubu ought to have known that Umahi weighs far below the average. From his reckless speeches to actions and inactions both then as a governor and even now as a minister, no serious political elite in the South East region can be easily swayed or influenced by Umahi except, perhaps for the few cronies he has been servicing in his home State of Ebonyi. We ask; what was his achievement as the longest-serving Chairman of South East Governors Forum?”

While cautioning the Tinubu istration against taking Umahi’s words and promise seriously, the group said; “Umahi is trying to strategically position himself as a leader and a spokesperson of the South-east region he has zero influence on.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/2027-umahi-incapable-of-delivering-seast-to-you-ebonyi-indigenes-tell-tinubu/

Lol... I keep telling this APC defenders here, that Umahi has little or no influence in the south east.
They think that it's few politicians decamping to them that make the majority votes. The people are the real voters. Let them keep relying on rigging to deliver Tinubu that the people are praying to get rid of.
Person just came scattered the whole economy and Umahi and co are jostling on who to deliver him again for the second time. Afflictions will not rise again, God forbid. They should continue decamping, God has his own way of delivering his people.
Bunch of self-centered people

Hahahahahahaha. Umahi Iscariot.

Umahi needs to be told in clear that he does not have the capacity to deliver the South East.

In fact, no one does.

The South East would rather cast their votes for a stone than vote for Tinubu. Tinubu does not need the votes of the South East and they know it. The South East is unapologetic about that.

At worst, he'll rule for just four years and leave. After all, even Buhari who once described the South East as 'a dot in a circle' finished his tenure and left. As for this current drug lord, he too will eventually leave

Not even Peter Obi can deliver South East to Tinubu

In fact not even God can do that... Because anyone who attempts it would be judged even a God

Tinubu has failed there is no logical reason to him

Trust me if Tinubu had performed he would easily have South East

Who's umahi in South east politics ?

Make he Sha dey deceive tinubu for his money

Don't bother yourself. Tinubu knows he cannot win votes from the South East.

Does Tinubu really expect or need any votes from that area to win in 2027?
Their 90% votes couldn’t take their own son beyond a disgraceful 3rd place finish, so what would their 5% votes do to Tinubu?

Face less Ebonyi indigenes. Keep fooling yourselves.

We all know in 2027 it's nigerians vs APC

Let them chop their defective defectors

Even Umahi knows naaa
Bunch of failures

The president has enough funds to buy every state governors, citizens and votes. Just watch and I told you all. The 2027 elections will just be a joke. Las las Military will have to take over.

Only dix man single handedly finish that state. I speak this truth without any political motivation. It is pure truth. Hotels built with billions and funny enough he is still building more.

Umahi the clown. I don't know what he is smoking. Umahi =1 vote.

2027 will surprise many Fools on nairaland.

PDPdestroyer:
Does Tinubu really expect or need any votes from that area to win in 2027?
Their 90% votes couldn’t give victory to their own son, so what would their 5% votes do to Tinubu?

The votes from the South East are relatively insignificant, and this is well understood; therefore, one would not expect such marginal votes to be cast in favour of an individual whose tenure has been marked by consistent failure, resulting in widespread hardship, starvation, hunger, and heightened insecurity.

Fact!!!.. affliction will never rise again.

Bobloco:
Umahi needs to be told in clear that he does not have the capacity to deliver the South East.

In fact, no one does.

The South East would rather cast their votes for a stone than vote for Tinubu. Tinubu does not need the votes of the South East and they know it. The South East is unapologetic about that.

At worst, he'll rule for just four years and leave. After all, even Buhari who once described the South East as 'a dot in a circle' finished his tenure and left. As for this current drug lord, he too will eventually leave

South Eastern votes are actually irrelevant in Presidential elections.

Go and ask GEJ and Peter Obi

PDPdestroyer:
Does Tinubu really expect or need any votes from that area to win in 2027?
Their 90% votes couldn’t give victory to their own son, so what would their 5% votes do to Tinubu?

3%
Wike described their votes as 3%.

Ebonyi Civil Servants would forever press Umahis brokos for his 8 years of misrule over them.

Its on record as a governor,he came in and divided instantly workers salary into 2,you can imagine the paltry sum was further slash into 2.

It held sway like that till he left office and left the workforce in Penury,saving grace were just having a side hustle,or minimum wage increase,while he amassed so much wealth for himself and kitchen cabinets,building luxury hotels here and there and turned a bull in a China shop by purchasing Presidential ticket form of APC 100,000,000,00 while at the same time running for Senate.

It was nothing but pure greed.

Mabuggi88:
Lol... I keep telling this APC defenders here, that Umahi has little or no influence in the south east.
They think that it's few politicians decamping to them that make the majority votes. The people are the real voters. Let them keep relying on rigging to deliver Tinubu that the people are praying to get rid of.
Person just came scattered the whole economy and Umahi and co are jostling on who to deliver him again for the second time. Afflictions will not rise again, God forbid. They should continue decamping, God has his own way of delivering his people.
Bunch of self-centered people

Just because a faceless social-media group AEISCID said so?
Lol, why do you people like to console yourself unnecessarily?
Ebonyi or no Ebonyi, 4 + 4 = ooPBAT
Know dis and know peace

Bobloco:

The South East would rather cast their votes for a stone than vote for Tinubu.

The SE actually voted a stone last election.
Okwute Obi

These people said nothing but the truth

PDPdestroyer:
Does Tinubu really expect or need any votes from that area to win in 2027?
Their 90% votes couldn’t give victory to their own son, so what would their 5% votes do to Tinubu?

Tinubu does not need the North

He does not need SE and Igbos in SS

He only needs Yoruba votes to become president come 2027

Consequently, forget Peter Obi, forget Atiku Abubakar, forget Nasiru El-Rufai. They are inconsequential.

Please don't tell him. Keep it as a surprise.

Let tinubu keep paying politicians to him, instead of producing results.

The electorates will prove to him in 2027 that power belongs to the people.

Whiteshield:


The SE actually voted a stone last election.
Okwute Obi

Absolutely

Lafmaooo


Everybody need to collect their share of Lagos stolen treasury plus Nigeria's trillions in Emilokan's agbada pocket, so every Nigerian politician should please defect to APC to make Pa Bola happier. Me self need the right plug to decamp to APC, abeg money must be involved, APC Nairaland resident ürchins please help a brother, I wan APC, that's the new chopping format in Naija right now

No Political Godfather in South South or South East . The moment you're out of power that's the end. For the South East Umahi has no such capacity in that region. he can't even command just Ebony State talk more of the full South East , if not for 2027 rigging Tinubu won't see any vote from that region from the way the peopleof the SouthEast see this APC Politicians. Well they're trying to let their employer know that they're working before he takes office off thier hand.

Umahi and orji re well known failures

Mabuggi88:
Lol... I keep telling this APC defenders here, that Umahi has little or no influence in the south east.
They think that it's few politicians decamping to them that make the majority votes. The people are the real voters. Let them keep relying on rigging to deliver Tinubu that the people are praying to get rid of.
Person just came scattered the whole economy and Umahi and co are jostling on who to deliver him again for the second time. Afflictions will not rise again, God forbid. They should continue decamping, God has his own way of delivering his people.
Bunch of self-centered people

Lol you think we don’t know ?

Well we are just after at least 30% of all the eastern states then we good. Em tu lie can have the rest.

All these useless politicians grandstanding about 2027 are not even sure of tomorrow.

CSTRR:
Please don't tell him. Keep it as a surprise.

Let tinubu keep paying politicians to him, instead of producing results.

The electorates will prove to him in 2027 that power belongs to the people.

Lol who still needs SE to win election in Nigeria?

😂