Umahi Promises 1.3 Million Votes for Tinubu in Ebonyi
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has promised that Ebonyi State will deliver 1.3 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Umahi made the pledge on Monday, November 9, 2026, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
The minister declared that the state would mobilise voters to secure the votes for Tinubu, citing the President’s infrastructure investments and what he described as the administration’s renewed commitment to the South-East.
“Ebonyi State will give President Tinubu 1.3 million votes. We are not working to defeat any party because we have none to defeat, but to give 1.3 million to Tinubu, so that we can mount at the table of negotiation and get all that we are supposed to get,” Umahi said.
The pledge came after the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, announced an initial target of 1.2 million votes for Tinubu in the state.
Yari had explained that the target was based on Ebonyi’s voter statistics, which he said included approximately 1.8 million registered voters and 1.5 million collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Umahi subsequently raised the target to 1.3 million, assuring the party leadership that the state would deliver the promised votes in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
The former Ebonyi governor also expressed confidence in the APC’s political strength in the state, declaring that the party controlled the political structure from the state level to the grassroots.
He further pledged support for Governor Francis Nwifuru’s re-election, insisting that the APC would retain the governorship seat.
At the rally, Umahi also highlighted ongoing federal infrastructure projects in the South-East, arguing that the Tinubu administration had demonstrated commitment to the region through road construction and other development initiatives.
The rally was attended by several APC leaders, including Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda, former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other party stakeholders.