‘Pharaoh, Let Our People Go’ – Cubana ChiefPriest Fires Back at Umahi, Calls on Tinubu

• Cubana ChiefPriest has described David Umahi as the second-worst minister produced by the South-East, questioning his infrastructure projects in the region and calling on President Tinubu to replace underperforming ministers.

Businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana ChiefPriest, has taken a swipe at Minister of Works, David Umahi, describing him as the second-worst minister the South-East has ever produced.

The socialite also called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to replace Umahi and other ministers he believes have failed to perform in their respective offices.

In a video shared on social media, Cubana ChiefPriest criticised Umahi over the state of infrastructure in the South-East, questioning the projects he had attracted to the region and his efforts to secure support for the Tinubu administration.

Addressing the minister, he described him as the “Pharaoh of our time” and urged him to allow the people of the South-East to make their own political decisions.

He also accused Umahi of making promises to President Tinubu about votes from the region without showing sufficient projects to justify such support.

“Hon min of works Pharaoh of our time please let the people of southeast go. Stop giving Mr President fake promises on votes.

What project are you using to convince the people of southeast to vote Asiwaju, you are busy preparing your son to be governor after Nwaifuru, God won’t let that happen,” he said.

Cubana ChiefPriest further criticised what he described as the involvement of family interests in governance, insisting that public office should not be treated as a family business.

“Governance no suppose be family business. Are you happy with how backward Ebonyi and southeast is?” he asked.

He also challenged Umahi to showcase the federal infrastructure projects he had executed in his home region, claiming that a bridge had deteriorated since the minister’s involvement.

“Minister of works show us project Wey you do for your region, our bridge is no longer bridging since you touched it. Let us go,” he added.

The businessman’s remarks have drawn attention to the ongoing debate over the performance of political officeholders and the representation of the South-East in the Federal Government.

Umahi, a former governor of Ebonyi State, currently serves as Nigeria’s Minister of Works and is responsible for overseeing federal road infrastructure projects across the country.

His performance and the Tinubu administration’s infrastructure projects in the South-East have featured prominently in recent political discussions. Umahi has defended the administration’s record, arguing that the region is benefiting from federal projects and appointments.

Cubana ChiefPriest’s comments add to growing public criticism and political discussions surrounding the performance of ministers and whether they are meeting Nigerians’ expectations.

However, his description of Umahi as the second-worst minister from the South-East represents his personal assessment and not an established ranking of ministers’ performance.