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By Chukwudi Nweje
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has clarified that the renovation work on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos was undertaken by the Federal Government and not theLagos State Government.
“The Third Mainland Bridge was not done by the Lagos State Government. No, it was done by the Federal Government as directed by President Bola Tinubu. Everything about the funding was entirely done by Mr. President through the Ministry of Works.”
Umahi spoke in Ebonyi State where he represented President Tinubu at the burial of the late Mrs Theresa Osinachi Omoke, the mother of his Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement, South East, Mrs. Chioma Nweze, commended the leaders and people of South East for their support to the Renewed Hope administration.
“I want to send a message of thanks from Mr. President to the people of South East, for their support; I want to thank the Governors and appreciate them for their support, which is beyond party lines.
“In a very short moment, leaders of South East will come together to openly, publicly, and heartily appreciate Mr President, and let Nigerians and the world know that we stand with the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr. President.”
He commended the Ebonyi State governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, for raising the bar in the peace and security of the State and for deepening the cause of development of the state and the residents.
“You have taken every challenge of Ebonyi State as the challenge of the people, and you have raised the bar in advancing the People’s Charter of Needs of Ebonyi State. The President is very excited about your performances.”
In his condolence message to the Omoke family, Tinubu described the late mother of his SSA as a woman with exemplary virtues who made immeasurable contributions to the advancement of the cause of humanity.
He enjoined the family to take solace in the accomplishments of her age. “I would like to condole with you and the entire Omoke family on the death of your beloved mother, an icon and the matriarch of your family who sadly passed away on December 18, 2023, at the age of 75”.
Earlier in his address at the event, Gov. Nwifuru thanked Tinubu for his fatherly disposition to all the States of the Federation and his inclusive governance, which has renewed the hope of Nigerians in actualising positive trajectories in the political and socio-economic history of the nation. He also offered his deep condolences to the deceased family and prayed to God to give the survivors the fortitude to bear the loss.
He promised to immortalise Mrs Omoke for her good works.
“As a government, we must do a very significant thing today. The State Government will build a befitting pavilion in this field, and that pavilion will be named after the late mother of Chioma Nweze. The road leading to this field will be constructed as a mark of honour to the late Mrs Theresa Osinachi Omoke “, he said.
