As the 2027 presidential election approaches, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Tuesday, July 7, dismissed suggestions that Peter Obi poses a political threat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the former Anambra State governor ‘can’t even face’ him, let alone the President.
Umahi said neither the president nor the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has any reason to fear Obi’s political influence.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Daybreak Show, Umahi said
“Even I cannot be scared of Peter Obi, not to talk about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu or our party, the APC. What displays around Peter Obi is AI politics. It is putting something on nothing. Nobody is scared of Peter Obi. He is not a threat to our president because Peter Obi himself knows very well that he cannot even face me, let alone face the president,” the minister said
Umahi also turned his attention to Obi’s eight-year tenure as governor of Anambra State, arguing that the former governor lacked the moral authority to call on President Tinubu to resign.
“I read where it was said that Peter Obi said Tinubu should resign because of this, and I asked myself: How many times did Peter Obi resign as governor of Anambra State for failure to fix the roads, failure to establish industry, failure to empower people, failure to establish an airport, or failure to establish a seaport? Failure to pay contractors,” he said
He also accused members of the Obidient movement of being intolerant of opposing views, alleging that critics of Obi are often met with insults, threats and lawsuits.
“Look at the pattern of politics around Peter Obi. You disagree with him, then he takes you to court. How many times have you been abusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu? How many people has he taken to court? … Look at the Obidient movement. You disagree, they insult people, they wish people de@d, they issue thre@ts and all kinds of things. Is that the kind of behaviour we want?”