Umahi, who spoke during an inspection of the Calabar-Abuja Superhighway in Benue State on Friday, insisted that the state remained aligned with the APC and its candidates.
A statement issued on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Works on Media, Francis Nwaze, said Umahi inspected Section Two of the project at Ado and directed contractors to accelerate construction.
Commenting on his relationship with Wike and reports that he was forming a similar political arrangement in Ebonyi State, Umahi said, “If Wike has candidates here, he has not told me. And his candidate cannot break our relationship, but his candidate is not part of our relationship. There is no rainbow coalition in Ebonyi State.”
The former Ebonyi State governor added that those wishing to campaign in Ebonyi State were free to do so but warned political actors against hate speech and attempts to cause disorder.
“Anybody that wants to campaign – come and campaign. But don’t dish out hate speech, and you want to take those speeches, and you want that we should lay a red carpet for you. We will not do that,” he said.
“Nobody can foment crisis in Ebonyi State,” the minister added.
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