Umahi says Tinubu will take care of Igbos, assures South-East votes

He gave the assurance while inaugurating the Ebonyi Governor’s Lodge on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in Abuja.

Umahi assures Tinubu of South-East votes: Umahi assured Tinubu that the South-East would vote for the APC in 2023.

He said the assurance was a reflection of the stand of other South-East governors.

The governor further promised Tinubu a massive presidential campaign rally in the State.

What Umahi said: “So, we welcome Asiwaju and the governors to Ebonyi State for the mother of all rallies. Your excellency, you will see what an engineer can do when you come.

“We are not hiding to say that you are our candidate, and you will take care of South-East people, and all our votes will go to APC. There is no mistake about that.

“So, the people of the South-East, we have spoken. I am the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, so I speak on their behalf,” he said.

The Governor said the South-East would stay with the APC in 2023 because “it would be better for us.”

Tinubu to Umahi: Tinubu who commended Umahi said he had transformed the state and would be leaving it better than he met it.

What you should know: The event was attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamilla, Governor of Kano State Abdullahi Ganmduje, his Borno State counterpart, Babagana Zulum; Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Badaru, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu and former governor of Jigawa State Saminu Turaki.