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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that most people he assisted to get to political power during the 2023 general election now avoid him.<\/p>\n

Umahi made this statement in Abakaliki on Thursday while speaking with newsmen.<\/p>\n

According to him, even National Assembly members whom he helped to power were among those who now avoid him, stressing that he was not disturbed by their behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is only Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi who will openly acknowledge that I am his father and boss The others feel that by doing so, the state governor, my successor, will be angry with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor cannot do that because he too openly acknowledges that I was instrumental to his emergence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Umahi added that the development made him stop having political godsons but has opted for political friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will fight anybody who makes trouble with the governor because he deserves our respect.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have done my bit, have left the stage and have to respect myself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Umahi said usually there were crises between the predecessors and successors, adding: \u201cI am however, not available for such because I have been so blessed in life by God.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are always pathways to successes and failures and when you dig for someone to fail, you have already failed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The minister vowed to stick with Nwifuru for eight years and thanked God for giving the governor the grace to unite all the leaders of the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue of the leaders staying together for long is not our business but I have known the governor for 16 years and will continue to support him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never regret making him my successor, as he, alongside a few others, stood with me during the hard decision of defecting to the APC.\u201d<\/p>\n

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