President Buhari is my boss aside my wife Governor of Ebonyi state Gov David. Umahi

Muhammadu Buhari
“I want to state that aside my wife, President
Muhammadu Buhari is my friend and my only
boss,’’ Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, has
said.

He said that President Buhari should be
respected by Nigerians because of his status
as the president.
He said he is not ashamed to be President
Buhari’s friend despite belonging to the
opposition People Democratic Party (PDP).

“Buhari as the President, is the symbol of the
country just as the governors are mini-
presidents in their respective states.

“The fact is that as a human being, he might not
be doing everything correctly, but the citizens
owe him prayers and understanding to lead the
country aright.

“I have said repeatedly that I don’t have to insult
him to show that I am a PDP member and it is
not my duty as a governor to insult the
president.

“This does not mean that I do not identify with
the ideals of the PDP, but it must be stated that
those who say they are supporting Buhari in
Ebonyi are only deceiving the people, ” he said.

Umahi vowed to name a prime project, one of
the best world’s glass tunnel, after his friend,
President Muhammadu Buhari.

The governor
said the one and half kilometres glass tunnel
it is constructing after Buhari.
Umahi said on Friday night in Abakaliki
during the quarterly media chat/ dinner as
part of celebrations to mark the nation’s
58th anniversary and 22nd year of the
state’s creation, noting that their relationship
was beyond politics.

The governor noted that the opposition in the
state was only interested in his job and not
genuinely supporting the president, vowing
not to allow them to take the position from
him.

“The northern senatorial zone of the state
produced a governor who served for eight years;
the central zone did the same and the southern
zone where I hail from should be allowed to
complete its eight-year tenure.

“This is the tripod on which the state’s equity
rests and even though a sitting governor wanted
to truncate it, God brought a David in my person
to ensure it was maintained and it will be
maintained till the end,” he said.

Umahi urged Nigerians to realise that power
comes from God and to check the brazen
quest for political offices which has brought
several problems to the country.

“Politicking has recklessly taken the centre
stage in the nation’s affairs and if such is not
checked for the next four years, it would be
difficult for the country to handle its
consequences.

“The common man in the country just needs food
on his table as politics has become a means of
profiteering even from those who have nothing
to offer to the people,” he said.

The governor, who took time to enumerate his
administration’s strides in the areas of
infrastructure, agriculture, education, heath,
human empowerment, among others, noted
that his decision to modernise the state
capital was irreversible.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that media practitioners from within and
outside the state, took turns to ask several
questions bordering on the state’ s existence
and made general comments, at the
occasion. (NAN)