The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that leaders of the South-East are exploring political solutions to facilitate the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, while maintaining peace and stability across the region.
Umahi made the remarks during an inspection of Section II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project in Epe, Lagos State.
The minister stated that governors and stakeholders in the South-East have continued to work collectively to address security concerns and promote peace in the region.
“The governors of the South-East are doing everything possible, and we are supporting them in ensuring a peaceful South-East while also exploring political ways of helping our brother, Nnamdi Kanu,” Umahi said.
Umahi also declared that Ebonyi State and the wider South-East region remain supportive of President Bola Tinubu, distancing the region from the Obedient Movement associated with former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
According to the minister, the region's political leaders are focused on supporting the current administration's development agenda while pursuing peaceful resolutions to regional challenges.
Commenting on reports circulating on social media that Obi had pledged to halt some of President Tinubu's flagship infrastructure projects if elected president, Umahi described the alleged statement as disappointing.
“When my brother, Peter Obi, said, as I saw on social media, that he would stop the legacy projects, that was a very painful statement. I hope he did not say so. But I know Nigerians will reject that position,” he said.
He further praised the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, describing it as a transformative infrastructure initiative capable of boosting economic growth and national development.
“This project, which someone is said to have promised to stop, and I hope he never said so, is highly innovative. I only saw it on social media,” Umahi added.
The minister also accused Obi of failing to openly condemn insecurity and the Monday sit-at-home orders observed in parts of the South-East.
According to Umahi, political leaders have a responsibility to speak against actions that negatively affect the welfare and economic activities of residents.
“Nobody should joke with the thousands of South-East people who were killed in the process. He has not been honest with our people. People sit at home every Monday, and he has not spoken against it. He simply wants to become President by all means, and that is not good for our people. Let us know the truth. Deceit will not help us,” he stated.
Umahi challenged members of the Obedient Movement to compare the records of Tinubu and Obi during their respective tenures as governors of Lagos and Anambra states.
“I have challenged the Obedient Movement to compare President Bola Tinubu’s record as Governor of Lagos State with that of Peter Obi as Governor of Anambra State. Let us see the master plans each of them created. Let us see the projects that lived beyond their tenure,” he said.
The minister maintained that President Tinubu's administration is implementing infrastructure projects that will have lasting impacts on Nigeria's economic development and national integration.
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