The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says most people he helped to power during the 2023 general elections now avoid him.
Umahi said this to journalists on Thursday in Abakaliki.
He further stated that even National Assembly members whom he helped to power were among those who now avoid him, adding that they were not disturbed by their behaviour.
“It is only Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi that 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.
“The governor cannot do that because he too openly acknowledges that I was instrumental to his emergence,” he said.
He said that the development made him stop having political godsons but has opted for political friends.
“I will fight anybody who makes trouble with the governor because he deserves our respect.
“I have done my bit, have left the stage and have to respect myself,” he said.
Umahi said usually there were crisis between the predecessors and successors, adding that “I am however not available for such because I have been so blessed in life by God.
“There are always pathways to successes and failures and when you dig for someone to fail, you have already failed,” he said.
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