The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi said most people, including some National Assembly members he helped to secure power during the 2023 general elections are now avoiding him.
Umahi made this revelation while speaking with newsmen in
Abakaliki on Thursday.
The minister, however, said that he was not disturbed by the
behaviour of the people avoiding him.
He said, “It is only Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi that will openly acknowledge that I am his father and boss.
“The others feel that by doing so, the state governor, my
successor, will be angry with them.
“The governor cannot do that because he too openly
acknowledges that I was instrumental to his emergence,” he said.
Umahi said the development made him stop having political
godsons but has opted for political friends.
He said, “I will fight anybody who makes trouble with the
governor because he deserves our respect.
“I have done me bit, have left the stage and have to respect
myself,” he said.
Umahi said usually there were crisis between the
predecessors and successors, adding that “I am however not available for such
because I have been so blessed in life by God.
“There are always pathways to successes and failures and
when you dig for someone to fail, you have already failed,” he said.
The minister vowed to stick with Nwifuru for eight years and
thanked God for giving the governor the grace to unite all leaders of the
state.
“The issue of the leaders staying together for long is not
our business but I have known the governor for 16 years and will continue to
support him.
“I will never regret making him my successor as he,
alongside few others, stood with me during the hard decision of defecting to
the APC,” he said.
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