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Nigeria's Works Minister tells Peter Obi he won't win 2027 election

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  • Nigeria's Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, told presidential candidate Peter Obi that he will not win the 2027 election.
  • Umahi stated that the APC and APGA are working together to secure President Bola Tinubu's victory in Anambra State.
  • He dismissed claims of marginalization in the South-east, arguing the Tinubu administration has been favorable to the Igbo people.

Nigeria's Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has directly told Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), that he will not win the 2027 election. Umahi, a friend of Obi, made this assertion while inspecting a road project in Anambra State. He declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) are collaborating as "progressive forces" to ensure President Bola Tinubu's victory in the state.

For those of you who go on social media and insult me, I want to tell you that Peter Obi is my friend and I used to tell him he cannot win.

— Dave UmahiAddressing supporters and Peter Obi's candidacy.

Umahi argued that Anambra remains a strong base for Tinubu, citing the outcome of a previous election where, he claimed, "progressive forces" secured all votes, demonstrating cooperation between the APC and APGA. "For those of you who go on social media and insult me, I want to tell you that Peter Obi is my friend and I used to tell him he cannot win," Umahi stated, expressing happiness in sharing his candid views.

All our South-east votes cannot make our brother president.

— Dave UmahiExplaining the political reality for the South-east region.

He urged voters in the South-east to support Tinubu's administration, emphasizing that the region cannot produce the president solely with its votes. Umahi insisted that the Tinubu administration has been beneficial to the Igbo people, countering claims of marginalization. "Where were such people in the previous administrations where Igbo were truly marginalised?" he questioned, urging people to vote for the APC on election day.

Tinubu is going to win in 2027. Anambra is a very strong base for Mr. President and the progressives are working together here.

— Dave UmahiExpressing confidence in President Tinubu's re-election prospects in Anambra.

The minister's stance aligns with Governor Chukwuma Soludo's previous description of APC and APGA as progressive parties working together in Anambra. Soludo had used the phrase "progressives are working together" during his re-election campaign buildup. Umahi also rejected the notion that the South-east has been neglected by the federal government, asserting that previous administrations offered less support to the region.

Where were such people in the previous administrations where Igbo were truly marginalised?

— Dave UmahiChallenging claims of marginalization of the Igbo people by the federal government.
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