Dave Umahi, minister of works and former governor of Ebonyi, says the state will deliver 1.3 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.

Umahi spoke on Monday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Ebonyi, where he declared the state’s support for Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

The minister said Ebonyi residents would support Tinubu because of what he described as the president’s efforts to reintegrate the south-east into the country’s political and developmental process.

Umahi said the people of the state would not choose politicians based on sentiment, noting that Tinubu had demonstrated commitment to Ebonyi and the south-east.

The former governor said Tinubu was fulfilling the commitments made to the south-east after the Nigerian civil war, particularly in the areas of reintegration and rehabilitation.

He described the president as the only leader who had remembered Ebonyi and urged residents to support his re-election bid.

Umahi also declared support for Francis Nwifuru, governor of Ebonyi, saying the APC would retain the governorship seat in the state.

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