In a recent meeting with contractors from the six geo-political zones at the Ministry of Works headquarters in Abuja, Minister Dave Umahi made a strong statement, asserting that only President Bola Tinubu and God have the authority to cancel his instructions.
The minister addressed the allegations that the price of cement would skyrocket to N9,000 if the government embarks on concrete road construction. Umahi dismissed these claims as false and part of a larger campaign against him orchestrated by the influential cabals in the construction industry.
Umahi, the former Governor of Ebonyi State, did not mince his words, stating, “This is my line of instructions, and I will do whatever the president instructs me to do. He is the only one, along with God, who can override my instructions. So, don’t waste your time reporting me to anyone other than these two.”
The minister also reassured his audience that no amount of blackmail or lies would prevail against him.
