80% Of Igbo Get Their Wealth From Tinubu’s Legacy In Lagos – Ifeanyi Ubah Speaks
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South, stated that approximately 80 percent of Igbo individuals accumulate their wealth from the legacy of President Bola Tinubu in Lagos state.
Ubah made this remark following his official reception into the caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja.
This move came after he left the Young Progressives Party (YPP), citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for his defection. The letter of his defection was presented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during the plenary session.
After being welcomed by APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and other officials, Ubah expressed his belief that Tinubu possesses the capacity to lead Nigeria.
He emphasized that Tinubu comprehends the challenges faced by Nigerians and has the capability to offer solutions that address them.
“I want to be sincere, it has always been difficult for the Igbo people to key into the national party because of our sentiments and emotions,” Ubah said.
“Since our president has emerged and I put that challenge to each Igbo man today in Nigeria, 70 percent – 80 percent of them derive their wealth from the legacy that the president has left in Lagos.
“Our president is the politician that understands how it pains and how to console everybody. He has that capacity.
“One of the important things for me to tell our people is the appointment of Engr. Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works for the very first time, irrespective of our very low turnout of votes to him.”
Ubah expressed his decision to join the APC with the aim of fostering alignment between the South-East region and Tinubu’s administration.
In response, Ganduje expressed confidence that Senator Ubah’s defection will bolster the party’s prospects of gaining influence in other South-Eastern states.
“We will start a revolution, already we have two states in the southeast and with this timber and caliber juggernaut, I think we have found the answer,” Ganduje said.
“We thank you for coming. I describe him as a swing politician because wherever he is, that party wins.
“And we are expecting this swing will swing throughout the southeast, especially to the other three states that don’t belong to APC.”
