Nollywood actor Yul Edochie didn’t hold back – he directly called out Senator Victor Umeh.
On Nov 7, 2026 at an event in Awka, Anambra State, Senator Victor Umeh (representing Anambra Central) declared that any Igbo man who refuses to support Peter Obi’s presidential ambition, or tells others not to vote for him, is an enemy of Ndigbo / working against Igbo interests.
In a selfie video on Instagram, on Nov 10, Yul said: “Senator Victor Umeh, you are somebody I have a lot of respect for. It is wrong, sir. It is very wrong. You are creating division amongst Ndigbo. Allow people to votes for whoever they want to vote for. It does not make them enemies of Ndigbo. I have never seen any Westerner say that because someone supported Makinde or Tinubu, they are an enemy of the West. So why do you make that kind of statement? Why? Before election, you are an Igbo man. After election, you are still an Igbo man.” According to Yul,
Voting is a personal choice, voting for someone else doesn’t make you an enemy of your tribe. He warned it mirrors the old narrative where anyone who didn’t support Biafran agitation was branded a “saboteur” – a mindset he says contributed to past violence and killings in the Southeast
Yul is a known Tinubu supporter for 2027 and has been publicly critical of Peter Obi in recent months, saying Obi “doesn’t have the spirit of Ndi Igbo” – so this clash was expected. But this time he framed it as defending democratic freedom, not just attacking Obi.
Senator Umeh has not yet responded to Yul.
