Support Tinubu’s Re-election To Complete Bodo-Bonny Road — Umahi

Minister of Works Engr. David Umahi has asked the people of Bodo-Bonny communities to rally round President Bola Tinubu for his second term ambition in 2027 in order to complete the second section of the Bodo-Bonny road project linking East West road.

He made this call on Friday at the Medallion award presentation organised by the Bodo-Bonny road and Bridges Peace Committee in Abuja.

Umahi who was represented by the minister of state for works RT. Hon. Bello Goronyo said the road was more than a physical link.

“It is a bridge to opportunity, a lifeline for commerce, and a symbol of national cohesion. It connects coastal communities to the mainland, reduces insecurity, and opens doors for prosperity across the Niger Delta,” he said.

He said the President Tinubu administration remained steadfast in its mission to strengthen national connectivity through quality road infrastructure.

He said President Tinubu had approved Phase 2 of Bodo-Bonny project, adding that the ministry was already “putting pen on paper to start work immediately.”

The minister said the president in his love for the unity and progress of the country was embracing all irrespective of region.

“This is to tell you that Mr. President loves everybody in this country, whether you are from the north or you are from the south or you are from the east or you are from the west. He is a president for all, a president that loves the unity of this nation,” he said.

“You must make sure that you rally around Mr. President to ensure continuity of this project so that by 2027 when President Bola Tinubu comes back, this project will continue so that we continue to connect our people, connect our commercial activities and of course to connect our families and friends,” he said.

Earlier, the chairman, Planning Committee Bodo-Bonny road project award ceremony, Chief Prof. Jasper Jumbo, said Nigeria had remembered the communities after a tortuous 38 years of the project.

He described the gathering as a moment of reflection, recognition and celebration of a transformational vision that had long lived in the hopes of it’s people and has now found expression in concrete reality by the resolve of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration.