ENUGU — The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has firmly dismissed allegations that he is indebted to a businesswoman over campaign materials allegedly supplied during his 2014 governorship bid in Ebonyi State, describing the claim as baseless and politically contrived.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze, following an inspection of ongoing federal road projects across the South-East, the minister said the allegation held no substance and would not distract him from executing the infrastructural mandate of President Bola Tinubu.
Umahi maintained that he remains focused on delivering on the administration’s road development agenda, stressing that he has faced and overcome far more challenging battles in his political career.
“I have fought many battles; this one is nothing,” he declared, insisting that the allegation neither unsettles him nor diminishes his commitment to national service.
The former Ebonyi governor noted that throughout his years in public office, including his tenure as party chairman, deputy governor and two-term governor, no credible claim of indebtedness had ever been proven against him.
He said his public record stands clear and verifiable.
Describing the accusation as politically motivated, Umahi urged those behind the claim to channel their energy into more constructive national and global concerns rather than what he termed “manufactured distractions.”
He added that when the appropriate time for political engagement arrives and the “relevant umpire blows the whistle,” he would respond in full, signalling that the matter does not warrant immediate political attention.
