Umahi Gets Rousing Homecoming in Ebonyi as Residents Back Tinubu’s 2027 Bid

<p><strong>Thousands of residents of Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have staged a colourful reception for the Minister of Works&comma; David Umahi&comma; commending President Bola Tinubu for his infrastructure development drive and pledging support for his re-election in 2027&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The spontaneous reception took place on November 2&comma; 2026&comma; following Umahi’s engagements with stakeholders in Abakaliki&comma; the Ebonyi State capital&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;fg-powers-yakubu-gowon-university-with-3mw-solar-hybrid-project&sol;">FG Powers Yakubu Gowon University With 3MW Solar Hybrid Project<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Residents from different communities across Uburu and Ohaozara trooped out to welcome the minister&comma; describing his appointment to the Federal Executive Council as an opportunity for their son to contribute to national development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the gathering&comma; community leaders&comma; including Onu Okorie&comma; Prince Mathew and Comrade Kingsley Obini&comma; expressed pride in Umahi’s appointment as Minister of Works and commended President Tinubu for entrusting him with the responsibility of overseeing federal road infrastructure&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;alsusa-assures-nigerian-teachers-of-tinubus-support-says-you-will-never-be-forgotten&sol;">Alsusa Assures Nigerian Teachers of Tinubu’s Support&comma; Says &OpenCurlyQuote;You Will Never Be Forgotten’<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They also praised the administration’s infrastructure investments&comma; particularly projects addressing road and bridge challenges in the South-East&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The residents said improved federal infrastructure was important to economic activities&comma; transportation and business development in the region&comma; which they described as having suffered from poor road conditions over the years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;niso-trains-system-operators-to-prevent-grid-failures-boost-power-reliability&sol;">NISO Trains System Operators to Prevent Grid Failures&comma; Boost Power Reliability<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>They linked their declared support for Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 to the administration’s infrastructure development efforts and the opportunity given to Umahi to serve at the federal level&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The reception followed the minister’s meetings with stakeholders in Abakaliki&comma; where political and developmental issues affecting Ebonyi State and the country were discussed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;