{"id":121206,"date":"2025-08-04T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121206"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:21:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:21:58","slug":"mischief-makers-misrepresent-south-east-road-projects-says-umahi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/mischief-makers-misrepresent-south-east-road-projects-says-umahi\/","title":{"rendered":"Mischief Makers Misrepresent South East Road Projects, Says Umahi\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u200eMinister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has accused some individuals of deliberately misrepresenting facts about the Federal Government\u2019s road and bridge projects in the South East, describing their actions as mischievous and deceptive.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eReacting to a social media publication by one Mr. Linus Anagboso (D-Big Pen) titled \u201cThe Politics of Asphalt: Why is the South East missing from the map?\u201d, Umahi said the claims were false and designed to \u201cdeceive unsuspecting members of the public\u201d despite the \u201cgreat and selfless infrastructure development Mr. President is doing all over the nation.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eIn a statement shared with Pointblanknews.com early Monday, Umahi said, \u201cI demand that he corrects the information immediately even if he fails to apologize.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eUmahi stressed that President Bola Tinubu is treating the South East fairly in road infrastructure development, just like every other region.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe noted that the President\u2019s four Legacy Projects cover all six geopolitical zones, with the South East \u201cwell captured within the third Legacy Project of Cross River-Ebonyi-Benue-Kogi-<wbr \/>Nasarawa-Abuja, totaling 465km x 2 with South East covering 231.64km x 2 and 231.64km x 1 for N445.8bn already awarded and work is going on.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe explained that N108bn has already been paid for the project and clarified that what took place at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on July 31, 2025, was a review of that corridor \u201cfrom 118km x 1 to 231.64km x 1 for N445.8bn.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eAccording to the Minister, the writer \u201cdeliberately chose to call it Oyo-Benue Border road to deceive and incite unsuspecting members of the public\u201d after his press briefing on the Trans-Sahara Section 1 (Ebonyi State to Benue border \u2013 123.64km at N445.8bn).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eListing ongoing works in the region, Umahi cited the 2nd Niger Bridge access road 2A in Delta State valued at N146bn and 2B in Anambra State at N176bn; the Enugu-Onitsha road \u2013 208km under MTN Tax Credit valued at N202bn; the Enugu\u2013Port Harcourt road in four sections; the Enugu-Abakaliki road; the Afikpo (Ebonyi)-Abia-Imo road; the Onitsha-Owerri-Aba road; the Aba-Ikot Ekpene road; and the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eHe appealed to the South East people to rally behind the President, saying: \u201cMr. President must have the votes of South East up to 90% to cement this relationship. 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