The minister of works, His Excellency, Senator David Nweze Umahi, who’s the immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, has reaffirmed his commitments toward ensuring that the incumbent governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, completes an eight-year tenure.

Senator Umahi pledged saying that nothing will stop him from supporting Governor Nwifuru for the next six years at the event of the Eid el celebration in Abakaliki, the state capital, during the weekend, where the Hon. minister hosted the Hausa/Muslim community and felicitated with them.

He described Governor Nwifuru as a humble and trustworthy ally who has never showcased an iota of betrayal to good governance for over sixteen years of their political relationship and expressed confidence that it was a divine act of God to choose Governor Nwifuru to lead Ebonyi State to its fruitfulness.

“There is nothing that will stop me from supporting Gov Nwifuru for the next six years; nothing will stop it. I’ve said that to him today. I said, Well, you have been with me for sixteen years, and there was no reason for me to have doubted you.

“There was no time that I found you a betrayer or untrustworthy, and so God cannot make mistakes for those sixteen years, and so since God laid it in our hands to fight for you, we will stand with you, because that is the will of God,” he said.

Senator Umahi, who emphasised the need to epitomise the true nature of God, which reflects love for all people, also called for tolerance within the religion circles to build a prosperous and healthy society.

“Any religion that is not preaching love is not of God, so both the Muslims and the Christians all preach love and the fear of God,” Umahi said.

The minister appealed to the Christian faithful across the country as well as the people of the southeast to support President Bola Tinubu to consolidate his detribalised leadership, which has given enough leverage to the aforementioned.

“It was the will of God, and we continue to tell our people that nothing happened unless God permitted it, and today, in the appointment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“The Christians in the appointment are 62% and the Muslims are 38%, so we have no regret with the Muslim/Muslim ticket because the most important thing is the dividends of democracy, and we are happy with interfaith relationships.” Umahi added.