By CHARLES IWUOHA

Works Minister, Senator David Umahi, has said that South East geopolitical zone is now in the rightful position in the affairs of Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu.

He said the President Bola Tinubu has ended marginalization, bitterness and venominous statements in the region by carrying the people along in the scheme of things.

He stated this at the weekend while inspecting ongoing federal government projects in Ebonyi State which link neighbouring states of Cross River, Benue and other states of the federation.

The projects include Onueke first section of the 465km trans-Shara super highway where a 25 -span bridge of 700meters is also being constructed, Onueke/Afikpo highway, Afikpo/Ndibe beach road, Ebonyi/Cross River beach bridge, Amasiri/Okigwe highway, among others.

Umahi said that President Tinubu has done much for South East and urged the people of the zone to appreciate him by re-electing him in next year’s presidential election.

“Mr. President has done so much for South East and I want you people to broadcast what he is doing for us.

“Let our people that are not here who are in social media know that the tide is changed and we are now counted and we are now at the right position in the affairs of the nation Nigeria.

“So, no more bitterness, no more venominous statements but appreciation so that we get more just like other regions who appreciates and they get more. So, lets appreciate and get more and support the President re-election”, he said.

Umahi, a former governor of Ebonyi State declared that he will play very significant role in the campaign for the president during the electioneering period as someone who has traversed all nooks and crannies of the country supervising the President projects for the people of the country.

He said the campaign will not affect the projects as, according to him, he will be campaigning for the president and be supervising the projects.

“Construction is part of my life and that’s what makes me happy and keeps me fit. So, I will attend campaign, I will attend project supervision.

“So, the two will be combined and that’s why I am chasing the ministry of Works staff so that we do all the needful before the campaign will start because I will play very significant role during campaign because I have traversed all the space of the country and I can attest to what the President is doing.

“Even if I wake up from sleep, I can always say this is what the President has done for each of the states or regions.

“Let me commend the Governor of the state very highly. He is the one that paid the compensation of this place because it was isolated and it was awarded before now.

“So, the governor completely paid for this, even Enugu/Abakaliki expressway dualization going on, he is the one that paid the compensation. Without that, it would have been very difficult because where the contractor has not been mobilized, there is no way he has money to pay compensation”, the Minister said.