David Umahi, minister of works, says Bola Ahmed Tinubu will tackle insecurity within the next four years if re-elected in 2027.
Umahi spoke on Saturday during the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Umunaga ward in Uburu, Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi state.
The minister said the turnout of 5,009 party members at the exercise showed strong support for Tinubu.
He described Ebonyi as a stronghold of the APC and said residents remain loyal to the president.
“Ebonyi State is totally APC. We are only APC,” Umahi said.
“There is no other political party in Ohaozara apart from APC.”
The former Ebonyi governor said that people in the south-east appreciate Tinubu for appointments and infrastructure projects in the region.
According to him, the president has integrated the south-east into national politics.
“Bola Tinubu is the Biafra we have been looking for,” he said.
“A man who has integrated the entire South-East, given us juicy appointments and very important infrastructure.”
The minister also defended Tinubu’s economic reforms.
He admitted that Nigerians faced hardship at the beginning of the reforms but argued that the policies stabilised the economy.
“I laugh when people talk about the hardship caused by the reforms,” he said.
“Nobody has been able to say where Nigeria would have been without them.”
Umahi said the country has moved past the worst phase of the economic crisis.
“The macroeconomy is stable and the president is now taking it down to the microeconomy,” he said.
“The worst is over and Nigerians will soon begin to see the benefits.”
He also praised the federal government’s road and bridge projects across the country.
According to him, the projects show that the administration is rebuilding critical infrastructure nationwide.
