A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) , Osita Okechukwu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to order to save his re-election bid in 2027.
Okechukwu, who is the national coordinator of the South-East APC Renewal Movement, made the appeal in a statement he released to journalists.
The former director general of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), said he is asking the president to caution Umahi, because the minister’s actions are detrimental to Tinubu’s electoral fortunes in the South- East in 2027.
He expressed regret that the only critical road that the South-East benefited from the nationwide road infrastructure tax credit scheme is being sabotaged by the works minister.
He alleged that the completion of 110 kilometers Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, had been going on seamlessly under the MTN road infrastructure tax credit scheme, until Umahi’s stop work order.
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Okechukwu noted that the hardship faced by motorists on this particular highway, and the fatal crashes that had occurred on the expressway, was because of the stop work order given by Umahi.
He called on the president to conduct a thorough investigation to confirm or refute his claim that the slow pace of work on the expressway, is hampering the mobilisation of voters in the South-East as the 2027 presidential election approaches.
He said: “Indeed, some of our political opponents are insinuating that Umahi is playing President Tinubu’s script, which I know is a big blatant lie.
“The traducers site instances when Umahi had not only issued a stop work order, albeit he had altered the scope of work by deleting the 9th Mile Flyover, solar light included for security reasons and a host of uncountable bottlenecks.
“Before God and man, one cannot fathom the main reason behind our brother’s infractions on this project, carefully designed to avoid cumbersome budget circle.”
