Senator Victor Umeh has stated that any Igbo man who will not vote for presidential candidate Peter Obi is an enemy of the Igbo people.

Speaking at a political event, Umeh dismissed those advising Igbos to support another presidential candidate in the coming 2027 election.

He said this amid support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid by prominent Igbo men, including Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Minister of Works David Umahi.

"Some people are saying that we have to support another person. If we do it, we are destroying ourselves.

"Peter is our conscience in Igboland. Any Igbo man who stands up that he will not vote for Peter Obi, I'm telling you that he's an enemy of Igbo people, no matter who the person is. Nobody can try it here. Campaigns will soon start, I'm sorry my brother that I'm sounding combating, but it is the way the spirit has led me to say," he said.

Umeh then warned Governor Soludo against working for Tinubu to the detriment of Obi, reminding him that his effort made him governor today.

"Let him not commit what is called an abomination by wanting to destroy his brother in the name of politics. Nobody is saying to support Peter Obi on the other side. Everyone on the other side is saying to support Tinubu.

"Peter Obi, this is the time, and if he makes it, the Igbos have made it," he said.

ASA