The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that most people he assisted to get to political power during the 2023 general election now avoid him.
Umahi
made this statement in Abakaliki on Thursday while speaking with newsmen.
According
to him, even National Assembly members whom he helped to power were among those
who now avoid him, stressing that he was not disturbed by their behaviour.
“It is
only Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi who 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
added that the development made him stop having political godsons but has opted
for political friends.
“I will
fight anybody who makes trouble with the governor because he deserves our
respect.
“I have
done my bit, have left the stage and have to respect myself,” he said.
Umahi
said usually there were crises between the predecessors and successors, adding:
“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.”
The
minister vowed to stick with Nwifuru for eight years and thanked God for giving
the governor the grace to unite all the 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 a few others, stood with
me during the hard decision of defecting to the APC.”
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