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People I helped to power now avoid me — Umahi

According to Minister of Works David Umahi, most of those he helped ascend to political prominence in the general election of 2023 are now wary of him.

Umahi made this claim on Thursday in Abakaliki while chatting with reporters.

He emphasised that he was not bothered by their attitude and said that even National Assembly members, whom he had assisted in bringing to office, were among those who now shunned him.

“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 continued, saying that this trend led him to choose political friends over political godsons.

“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 thanked God for giving the governor the ability to bring the state’s leaders together and pledged to stay with Nwifuru for eight years.

“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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