He insisted that the region’s interests are better secured through strategy, unity and constructive engagement rather than sentiments. “You ask me what the President has done for the Southeast, and I will tell you what he has done for the Southeast,” Umahi said. Umahi emphasised that Nigeria is built on a tripod and warned against any action that would weaken one leg of the nation. Umahi assured his visitors that the Southeast is now more included at the federal level and urged the region to reciprocate the current administration’s gestures with massive electoral support. The Southeast will be strategic, and the Southeast will vote massively for President Tinubu,” he declared.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2025 07:22 UTC