Umahi backs Nwifuru’s 2027 guber project
David Umahi has dispelled speculations of strained relationships with his successor, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru.
As the state’s 2027 political clouds thickens with Umahi’s absence in key state’s functions especially the two years anniversary of Governor Nwifuru, speculations are rife that their bonds may have been severed to accommodate varying degrees of interest given Umahi’s closeness to the Abuja power brokers.
But speaking on Sunday in his Abakaliki residence shortly after hosting the Muslims Ummahs on Sallah celebration, the Minister of Works knocked critics for creating imaginary divisions between him and his successor.
“I am in Abuja permanently” he jeered.
He continued: “For 16 years, I have known Governor Nwifuru. There is no way God and myself will make a mistake in choosing him (Nwifuru) to lead the state.
“I am supporting him for the next 6 years to complete his tenure. That is the agreement we reached.
“He has my full support to complete his tenure which is remaining 6 year “.
Umahi had earlier joined the Governor for a Sunday Mass in Government House Chapel alongside other key actors in the state’s development project where he was after hosted to a state bouquet at President Lodge.