He made the request during the inauguration of an 18-span flyover bridge at Abaomege junction, Onicha Local Government Area named after him, Tuesday.
Umahi thanked Prince Arthur Eze for being assistance to all manner of persons over the years.
"I am using the opportunity to beg you to be the face of Ndigbo in Tinubu's administration, if you put yourself forward, the Igbo man will not be neglected.
"You have raised a lot of people, I have never seen any man that has outperformed you in this regard."
"History is made today, I think it should be three years back when we invited Arthur Eze to lay the foundation of this Flyover. For so many reasons, he was very key to our struggle.
"He took me in his vehicle to the Villa to meet President Goodluck Jonathan and he said this is the man that will be the Governor of Ebonyi State and Mr. President ticked my name.
"The history of the development of Ebonyi State will not be complete without mentioning Arthur Eze," Umahi said.
The Governor called on people especially, the youthful generation, to learn to show appreciation for any good action and abstain from paying back evil for good.
"Anybody that has helped you in life, we should continue to appreciate them and that is why we named this flyover bridge, Engineer Prince Arthur Eze flyover.
"A man that has made so many politicians, he gives money in millions of dollars and he doesn't ask you to pay him back."
Responding, the business magnate, Prince Arthur Eze said Governor David Nweze Umahi would presumably become Tinubu's successor to emerge Nigeria's president if Ndigbo comes together.
The business magnate, however, defined Governor David Nweze Umahi as a God sent to transform the ugly history of Ebonyi State and Nigeria at large.
NATIONAL PANEL reports that an 18-span flyover bridge was inaugurated by Prince Arthur Eze in the early hours of Tuesday at Abaomege -Ukawu-Ugwulangwu-Okposi road.
Arthur while appreciating Governor Umahi for remembering him through the Flyover, commended him for the tremendous infrastructural modification of the State.
"Our people suffered so much some years ago when they were talking about State creation.
"God brought this man, a savior and he has changed the face of Ebonyi State, I could not recognize Abakaliki again, God gave him the vision, and by the grace of God Umahi will likely succeed Tinubu after his regime," he said.
Recall that the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Engr. Ogbonnaya Obasi Abara said the Prince Arthur Eze Flyover became crucial to alleviate the cross-border movement of trucks between Cross River and Ebonyi States.
Prince Arthur Eze arrived at Ebonyi State with his Private Jet Boeing 5N-PZE via the Ebonyi International Airport, Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area at noon.
