Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dismissed calls for his removal from office following the death of a female staff member at his private residence, insisting that President Bola Tinubu directed him to remain focused on delivering infrastructure projects.
Reacting in a video that is trendeing on X on Monday, Umahi addressed criticism surrounding the June death of Mary Habila, a staff member attached to the Federal Ministry of Works, which sparked widespread reactions online.
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) August 3, 2026 According to the minister, some individuals attempted to politicize the incident by demanding his dismissal.
“Power and might don’t belong to social media, it belongs to God. When people took the death of one of my staff and started playing politics with it, they said the president should sack me, but the president surprised all of them and said, ‘Dave, go and build more roads,’” Umahi stated.
While he did not comment
