Umahi made the remark during an inspection tour of ongoing federal infrastructure projects across the South-East region.
David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has stated that the agitation for Biafra is no longer necessary, arguing that the South-East has been fully integrated into the Nigerian mainstream under President Bola Tinubu.
Umahi made the remark during an inspection tour of ongoing federal infrastructure projects across the South-East region.
According to him, long-standing feelings of exclusion that once encouraged separatist sentiments have largely faded, following increased federal attention to road construction and other key infrastructure projects in the zone.
Umahi said: “There will be no need for Biafra again. In the past administration, our people felt very much marginalised and that was the reason some people were agitating for Biafra.
“But I can say today that we are well integrated into the mainstream of the nation, Nigeria.”
He commended Tinubu’s administration, noting that the South-East is satisfied with its level of inclusion and engagement.
“We are comfortable with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We are very happy with the integration,” he said.
The works minister went on to highlight several ongoing and completed federal projects in the region, pointing out that many had remained abandoned for more than a decade before the current government revived them.
“For more than 15 years it has been one government will come and just do something and go.
“But the section being done by MTN under RCC is going to be completed by February fully and totally, and it is costing us ₦202 billion,” he added.
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