Umahi spoke on Thursday during the flag-off of the Gombe-Biu super highway, a key component of the Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri dualisation project.
The minister described the project as another demonstration of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to infrastructure development and national unity, adding that insecurity should not be used as a political tool.
His words: “Security should not be politicized. It should not be weaponized. Why is it that anytime we are trying to have an election, there is heightened insecurity? This is very concerning because anybody who takes the life of others under any guise, God is watching, and God is going to pay back.
“If anybody has a hand in the insecurity because the person wants power, God will resist such a person. So we stand with the President, we pray for him, and we work with him. This phase will also pass, and we will win our election by God’s special grace.”
The minister said Tinubu had stabilised key sectors of the economy and would also restore lasting peace across the country.
“The boat is already on sail. It is on the high sea. We are experiencing turbulence, but the President has been able to stabilize the boat in so many directions.
“The macroeconomy is stabilized, the naira is stable, and we are descending the gains of the reforms to the micro level. This insecurity will also be solved by this President, and then we will all be grateful to God Almighty,” he stated.
Umahi said the Federal Government expanded the scope of the Gombe-Biu section following requests from the Gombe state government.
The minister said the Gombe-Biu section forms part of the approximately 700-kilometre Fourth Legacy Project stretching from Akwanga through Jos, Bauchi, Gombe and Biu to Maiduguri.
He added that HITECH Construction Company emerged as the preferred contractor after a competitive procurement process.
He cited the Sokoto-Badagry super highway, the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and the Akwanga-Maiduguri corridor as examples of projects being implemented under the current administration.