Umahi Slams Peter Obi For ‘Inciting’ Igbos Over Coastal Highway Project

• Umahi Accuses Peter Obi of Inciting Igbos Against Tinubu Govt

• Alleges Obi Misleading Southeast Over Lagos-Calabar Highway Project

• Claims Obi Won’t Fight for Those He Misguides

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has leveled accusations against the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, alleging that he is inciting the Igbos against the Bola Tinubu government.

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Umahi, a former Governor of Ebonyi State, claimed that Obi is deliberately leading some people of the Southeast, especially those who are not well-informed, astray over the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.

Umahi Defends Project, Accuses Obi of Playing Politics

Speaking during an event to compensate property owners affected by the project on Wednesday in Abuja, Umahi accused Obi of condemning people and bringing judgment upon himself, stating, “When you condemn people, you bring judgment upon yourself. And that is what he (Obi) has done. And I think he’s inciting some of the south east people that are not well informed. He is inciting them. And gets them into trouble. And he doesn’t go to fight for them.”

Furthermore, Umahi insisted that there was no inhumanity meted out to the Landmark Beach Resort, which was demolished to create a right of way for the project.

He defended the project, saying, “There’s is no inhumanity meted to Landmark, that matters should be buried because I was there. And so we fought everything possible. Even some people donated property to save his two big infrastructures. That’s appreciation. But some people have taken sides along with him to play politics.”

The minister also accused Obi of hypocrisy, citing a previous statement made by the former Anambra State governor when he was in office.

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Umahi quoted Obi as saying, “Any infrastructure that stands in the way of the road must go. And there would be no compensation paid.”

However, Umahi claimed that the current administration is even compensating those who are illegally staying on the coastal line without valid infrastructure or documents.

The controversy surrounding the 700-kilometre coastal highway project has been ongoing, particularly following the demolition of the Landmark Beach Resort, valued at $200 million, to create a right of way for the project, which is estimated to cost the federal government N15 trillion.

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