Minister of Works Dave Umahi don land number eight position for X trend for Nigeria, according to trends24.in wey dey track how topics dey run on the platform. The movement come as different reports within the same week carry different statements from the minister, touching road project, 2027 election and the quarrel over Coastal Highway.
Punch Newspapers report on Friday say Umahi talk say the Lagos-Calabar highway go complete in three years.
LEADERSHIP Newspapers also report on Friday say the minister predict say President Bola Tinubu go win all five South-East states for 2027.
For another report by Daily Post Nigeria, Umahi respond to the fight over Coastal Highway, and im word be say na former Anambra State governor Peter Obi start the fight, no be him.
The Nigerian Voice carry another position from the minister on Igbo presidency. Umahi argue say if South-East wan produce Nigeria president, the position suppose go Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo or Abia, and no be Anambra.
The statement wey likely carry the most weight come from interview with Arise News. Umahi talk say na him personally pay for the banners of President Tinubu wey dem display on the rehabilitated First Niger Bridge, and im insist say no public funds enter the promotion.
Im explain say advertising rights on federal infrastructure don franchise to private operators, and those operators dey pay the Federal Government before dem go sell advertising space commercially. “I paid for it,” na so Umahi talk about the Tinubu banners. “He collected money from me, my personal money, to put those posters up,” im add, referring to the franchise operator wey dey handle advertising on the bridge.
Based on that arrangement, im talk say other political figures, including Obi, fit also advertise on the First Niger Bridge if dem approach the franchisee and pay the fee. Asked whether Obi go get chance to display im own banner, Umahi talk say no be im matter to decide because commercial operators dey run the space. Im talk say Obi go get to “pay whatever the franchisee asks,” then im add: “I’m not going to roll out the red carpet for him.”
Umahi still maintain say the display of Tinubu images no mean say Ministry of Works dey use federal infrastructure only to promote the President politics. Im talk say the Federal Government franchise advertising opportunities on im infrastructure as part of moves to generate revenue from public assets.
