Why I was in Abuja to see President Buhari — Gov. Umahi
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has offered reasons for his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.
The Governor offered the reasons in a chat with newsmen after the visit to the President on Monday at the Presidential Villa.
Unahi said he met with President Buhari to thank him for the “mega projects” his administration is implementing in the South East, adding that the people of the region are grateful to him.
He said: “One is to thank him very highly for a number of mega projects that he is doing in the South East. “The Second Niger bridge is fast and fast becoming a reality.
“Each time we visit that bridge, it is always like a dream.
“So, we the people of South East are very grateful to Mr. President for this.
“We also thank him for the award of this Eastern corridor of the railway line.
“This is a project that is going to fast track the commercial activities of our people.
“I recall that when I was in school, I used to join train from my state, Ebonyi, and then get up to Maiduguri, where my brothers were staying, for my holidays.
“Mr. President is about restoring that hope.
“We are deeply very grateful.
“But I also reminded Mr. President that one of his cardinal objectives is to integrate into the South East or the state capitals, but in putting together the project through South East that the capital of Ebonyi State, which is Abakaliki, and capital of Anambra State, which is Awka, were omitted.
“And I reminded Mr. President that the South East governors had requested that I write, which I did, but not yet approved to the Honorable Minister of Transport, which Mr. President said he will find out why they were omitted in the first place.
“I am very, very hopeful that Mr. President is going to give approval to those two locations.
“And also the limestone granules to fast track the fertilizer presidential initiative, which has helped the country Nigeria so much …
