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Umahi Urges End to Biafran Agitation, Praises Tinubu’s Inclusion of Ndigbo
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has called for an end to the agitation for a separate Biafran nation, arguing that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has addressed long-standing grievances through inclusion and integration.
Umahi stated that the Tinubu administration had provided Ndigbo with what they had sought for decades, not through secession, but through unprecedented inclusion in national governance and development.
Speaking during an inspection of ongoing mega projects on the Enugu-Anambra Road, Umahi addressed stakeholders, contractors, and community leaders. He explained that the historical agitation for Biafra was driven by neglect, exclusion, and underrepresentation at the federal level, but emphasised that the situation had changed under President Tinubu’s leadership.
“When a people are fully integrated, respected, and empowered within the structure of the nation, the dream they once chased through agitation has already been achieved through cooperation,” Umahi remarked.
He continued, “The push for Biafran secession over the years was borne out of neglect, exclusion, and underrepresentation, but today the narrative has changed dramatically under President Bola Tinubu. The President has deliberately opened the doors of national development to the South-East. Appointments, policy inputs, and infrastructure priorities now reflect true federal balance.”
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Umahi highlighted that the South-East had received its full quota in national appointments, citing his own position as Minister of Works, alongside other key Igbo appointees in the current administration. He added, “Every sector now bears visible Igbo footprints. The emergence of Igbo sons and daughters in strategic positions is a testament to this inclusion.”
The Minister also pointed out the significant infrastructure developments underway in the South-East, many of which had previously been considered unattainable. These developments, he said, explained why regional governors such as Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, and other leaders in the South-East had aligned with the APC-led Federal Government.
“Biafra was never about breaking Nigeria; it was about being counted in Nigeria,” Umahi said. “Through inclusion, equity, and concrete development, Ndigbo are no longer spectators in the Nigerian project; they are co-authors of its future. When justice finds a people, agitation loses its voice.”
Umahi reiterated the need for the South-East to rally behind President Tinubu, whom he described as having shown rare commitment to the region through massive investments in infrastructure. He recalled a visit in September to the dualisation project of the Enugu–Benue highway at Ninth Mile Corner, Enugu State, where he stated that the Tinubu administration had “remembered the South-East” and deserved overwhelming support.
