Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has mentioned all South East governors at the moment are firmly in assist of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, no matter their political affiliations, and urged opposition leaders like Peter Obi to additionally take part backing the President.
Umahi made the decision throughout an interview for an upcoming State Home documentary forward of Tinubu’s second anniversary.
His remarks had been shared in an announcement issued on Tuesday, Could 20, by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga.
“The Igbo man is enterprising and blessed with God-given knowledge. What Ndi Igbo seeks is equity, Nigeria that treats each zone equally. That’s what President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing,” Umahi mentioned.
He confused that the area, as soon as suffering from issues of marginalisation, is now witnessing main federal tasks and a focus beneath Tinubu’s management.
“Earlier than, once I was governor and deputy governor, one in every of our main issues in Ebonyi was the dearth of federal presence. However in the present day, no one remembers that problem anymore. Below President Tinubu, no less than 4 federal tasks are ongoing in Ebonyi,” he mentioned.
Highlighting ongoing infrastructure, Umahi mentioned the administration has delivered tangible outcomes:
“Right this moment, the South East has a Minister of Works for the primary time, and we’re seeing actual tasks –Port Harcourt to Enugu, Enugu to Abakaliki, Enugu to Onitsha, Onitsha to Owerri, and the Second Niger Bridge. The President has already paid 30 per cent of the price of that bridge.”
He disclosed that South East governors are planning a regional summit to formally endorse Tinubu for the 2027 election.
“All of the governors within the South East, no matter occasion affiliation, are working with the President. We’re even planning a summit to convey collectively all South-East leaders to endorse the President for the 2027 elections formally.
“We would like our tasks to be accomplished, the nation’s unity to be strengthened and correct integration of Ndi Igbo,” Umahi mentioned.
Interesting on to Peter Obi, Umahi mentioned management ought to prioritise folks over private ambition.
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“Management shouldn’t be about self – it’s concerning the folks. If another person is already doing what you’ll have executed in your folks, assist him. I name on my brother, His Excellency Peter Obi, to affix us and work with Mr President.
“He have to be a part of this summit the place we’ll collectively endorse President Tinubu for the 2027 election. I say it boldly: the South East is proud of the President,” he added.
On nationwide infrastructure, Umahi supplied updates on 4 strategic tasks: the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Freeway, the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, the Trans-Saharan Commerce Route, and the Ogun-Ondo-Niger Hall.
In keeping with him, Part 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Freeway, stretching 47.47km from Ahmadu Bello Method to the Lekki Deep Sea Port, is over 80 per cent full and can be tolled by December.
“By December, we’ll toll Part 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Freeway. We challenge a 10-year return on funding. The street has solar-powered lighting and CCTV infrastructure and provides carbon credit score benefits. It’s greater than a street – it’s an {economic} hall and a catalyst for regional development,” Umahi defined.
He famous that Sections 3 and 3B of the freeway have been flagged off, masking 65 kilometres throughout Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, with excited reactions from host communities.
The minister additionally spoke on the long-envisioned Sokoto-Badagry route and the revival of the colonial-era Trans-Saharan Commerce Route, crediting President Tinubu for pushing previous tasks again onto the nationwide agenda.
“The Trans-Saharan Commerce Route dates again to colonial-era planning. President Tinubu is now bringing these long-abandoned visions to life,” he mentioned.
In keeping with Umahi, the Lagos-Calabar challenge was impressed by Tinubu seven years in the past.
“Right this moment, he’s actualising that imaginative and prescient. These tasks testify to his unwavering dedication to nationwide improvement and a greater future for all Nigerians.”
He concluded by describing the tasks as “economically viable, environmentally sustainable, and forward-looking.”
