Umahi Challenges Peter Obi To Debate (Video)

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has accused the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of always attacking his integrity and personality.

Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of construction of the Akwanga-Jos superhighway, Umahi said that Obi is ignorant of governance.

He accused the former Anambra State Governor of making a mockery of governance by snapping the bad portion of the road and posting it on social media to score cheap political points.

NEWSNGR reports that the Minister thereafter challenged Obi to a debate.

“I feel so sad when my brother, the former Governor of Anambra State, who should know what administration is, what governance is. 

“I saw his social media when he got to a point where the road is bad, and he snapped it. When did governance reduce to comedy? He was attacking my integrity and personality. I’m always ready for a debate, I’m always ready to disaggregate the unit cost of concrete and to debate with him,” he said.

See the video.

Recall that Peter Obi had earlier urged the federal government to prioritise the rehabilitation and maintenance of existing roads rather than embarking on new road construction projects.

Obi said the country’s scarce resources should be channelled towards fixing major highways that have fallen into disrepair instead of initiating new projects that, according to him, offer limited immediate benefits.

He made the call in a statement titled “My Stance on Road Development,” via his 𝕏 handle on Monday, June 29.

The former Anambra State governor cited the Asaba-Benin Road as one of the country’s most strategic highways that requires urgent intervention.

According to him, the road serves as a major transport corridor linking several states in the South-East, South-South and parts of the North-Central to Lagos.