Tinubu’s Minister Gives Update On Plan To Release Nnamdi Kanu From Prison

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said leaders of the South-East are exploring political solutions that could help secure the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Naija News reports that Umahi said the effort was part of broader moves by governors and stakeholders in the region to sustain peace and stability in the South-East.

The minister spoke during an inspection of Section II of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project in Epe, Lagos State.

According to Umahi, governors of the South-East are working to address insecurity in the region while also pursuing lawful and political options on Kanu’s detention.

“The governors of the South-East are doing everything possible, and we are supporting them in ensuring a peaceful South-East while also exploring political ways of helping our brother, Nnamdi Kanu,” Umahi said.

He accused former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, of failing to speak clearly on insecurity and the Monday sit-at-home order in parts of the region.

“Nobody should joke with the thousands of South-East people who were killed in the process. He has not been honest with our people. People sit at home every Monday, and he has not spoken against it,” he said.

“He simply wants to become President by all means, and that is not good for our people. Let us know the truth. Deceit will not help us.”

The minister also reacted to reports circulating on social media that Obi had allegedly pledged to halt some of President Bola Tinubu’s legacy infrastructure projects if elected president.

Umahi said such a position would be regrettable if true.

“When my brother, Peter Obi, said, as I saw on social media, that he would stop the legacy projects, that was a very painful statement. I hope he did not say so. But I know Nigerians will reject that position,” he said.

He insisted that credible leadership must be anchored on truth, accountability and a verifiable record of service.

Speaking on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Umahi described the project as a major part of Tinubu’s vision for national development and economic growth.

“This project, which someone is said to have promised to stop, and I hope he never said so, is highly innovative. I only saw it on social media,” he said.

The minister said ongoing infrastructure projects, including efforts to improve economic activities around the River Niger corridor, would unlock major opportunities for the South-East and the country.

Umahi further declared that Ebonyi State is not aligned with the Obedient Movement, saying the state remained supportive of President Tinubu.

“We recently adopted President Tinubu in Ebonyi State. I will not stop speaking. I will not stop defending Nigerians and our people,” he said.

“I want everybody to know that Ebonyi is not for the Obedient Movement. Our loyalty is to President Bola Tinubu.”

He also challenged members of the Obedient Movement to compare Tinubu’s record as governor of Lagos State with Obi’s record as governor of Anambra State.

“I have challenged the Obedient Movement to compare President Bola Tinubu’s record as Governor of Lagos State with that of Peter Obi as Governor of Anambra State. Let us see the master plans each of them created. Let us see the projects that lived beyond their tenure,” Umahi said.