Nobody wants Peter Obi dead - Umahi

Nigeria's Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dismissed reports of death threats against presidential candidate Peter Obi, attributing such statements to frustration. Umahi asserted that Obi is unnerved by the visible development and inclusion of the South East region under President Bola Tinubu's administration.

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Nobody wants Obi dead, it’s not just reasonable. We all want him alive to contest this election and watch himself lose again.

During an inspection of projects in Ebonyi State, Umahi stated, "Nobody wants Obi dead, it’s not just reasonable. We all want him alive to contest this election and watch himself lose again." He argued that Obi's perceived popularity in the South East, which he called an "accident of history," is being challenged by tangible progress brought by Tinubu.

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What he is afraid of is because he said South East is his catchment area because of the last election which I call accident of history, but we have come with visible development in the zone and our people have now agreed with us that we are better off with President Tinubu to complete the good works he is doing for us than playing Artificial Intelligence (AI) kind of politics.

Umahi reiterated his willingness to debate Obi on the current administration's successes, particularly in infrastructure development within the South East. He emphasized that Tinubu has prioritized the region, which deserves massive support through votes. "President Tinubu will be there till 2031 to complete the good jobs he’s doing across six geopolitical zones in the country," Umahi added, stressing that the South East has not been forgotten in national development.

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Some people asked me why I’m attacking Obi, my brother, I’m not attacking him; I’m just saying the truth but he should stop attacking President Tinubu and should support and commend his infrastructure development ongoing in South East and beyond.