Minister of Works, David Umahi, has taken a swipe at the Labour Party and its supporters—many of whom are loyal to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi—describing them as “disobedient.”
Umahi made the remarks on Friday while presenting the performance of his ministry at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja.
While commending officials of the Ministry of Works for their contributions, Umahi drew a sharp contrast between himself and members of the Labour Party.
“I don’t want to be disobedient or be a member of Labour Party that are very disobedient,” Umahi said. “I want to commend my Minister of State, Works, my Permanent Secretary, and all the Directors. But greater commendation goes to Mr. President.”
The former governor of Ebonyi State also praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for initiating key infrastructure projects, particularly the Sokoto-Badagry road, which he noted was originally conceived during the Shehu Shagari administration 47 years ago.
“The good news is the Sokoto-Badagry [project]. This was a dream of the Shagari administration about 47 years back,” he said. “It was supposed to be Badagry-Sokoto, but a very detribalised President directed us to change it to Sokoto-Badagry.”
Umahi described Tinubu as a visionary leader capable of executing bold projects, adding that only a man with “great courage and the power of dreams” could bring such long-conceived ideas to life.
He concluded by lauding the President’s performance since taking office in May 2023, emphasizing the administration’s commitment to national development through transformative infrastructure projects.
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