Why Wait Till Friday?- Atiku Hits Umahi, Makes Fresh Revelations On Shady Contract

The camp of the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hit back at the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi over controversial contract.

Phrank Shaibu, a Special Assistant to Atiku has knocked Umahi, for delaying the disclosure of the full cost of the Lagos-Calabar highway project.

Atiku, the former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reveal the project’s cost during a Tuesday statement.

Umahi, in response, assured the public that the total cost and breakdown of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project would be made known on Friday.

He stated, “He (Atiku Abubakar) doesn’t understand figures. I am going to run figures for him to understand, and he will understand how prudent the administration of President Tinubu has been. I will do that in a press conference on my visit to Lagos from April 10, 2024, to April 12, 2024.”

In a separate comment on Wednesday, Shaibu questioned Umahi’s delay, suggesting it was unnecessary. He remarked, “Why on earth does David Umahi need these number of days to cough up the price tag for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project? Oh, right, just to make sure those figures are nicely seasoned with ‘shaki’, ‘ponmo’ and other ‘orishirishi’ before serving them up.”

“I mean, seriously, a minute should suffice to fish out the cost from that so-called ‘PPP’ pact with Hitech. But hey, who’s counting, right? Certainly not Umahi!”