Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has faulted Minister of Works, David Umahi, over his claim that “it is not yet the turn of the South-East” to produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Umahi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, urged South-East politicians to drop their presidential ambitions and…
A faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned what it described as a “campaign of calumny” launched by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, against David Umahi, Minister of Works. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, deputy president-general, and Chinyereze Thompson Ohia, national spokesman, the group accused the governor of…
Dr. Sam Amadi The exchange between Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni and the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, during Tuesday’s edition of The Morning Show has sparked public debate on decorum, accountability, and professionalism in media interviews, with many Nigerians taking sides over the conduct of both men Public affairs analyst and former Chairman…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Tuesday clashed with Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni during a tense on-air interview on The Morning Show. The heated exchange, which quickly went viral after clips surfaced on X, occurred when Oseni questioned Umahi’s use of the title Professor of Engineering and accused him of previously reporting him to…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for what it described as unprecedented infrastructural interventions in the South-East, stating that no Nigerian president since the end of the civil war in 1970 has done more for Ndigbo. In a press statement issued on Sunday by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Deputy President…
Umahi For poor performance, the federal government has ended contractual agreement with Levant Construction Company for the reconstruction of a section of the Benin-Sapele-Warri road. The company was awarded a portion of the road to Messrs Levant Construction . In a statement signed and issued on Wednesday and made available to journalists by Hon. Uchenna…
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has expressed deep appreciation to UBA Chairman Tony Elumelu and Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote for their concern during the temporary closure of a section of the Independence Bridge in Lagos. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi revealed that Elumelu…
