NANS hails Tinubu, Umahi over South-East road projects
The National Association of Nigerian Students has praised President Tinubu and Works Minister Umahi after touring federal road projects in the South-East. Read More:…
Road infrastructure has long been a sore point in the South-East, with successive governments accused of neglecting the zone's federal highways despite its contribution to the national economy. Decaying roads linking states like Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia and Ebonyi have historically been blamed for high transport costs, frequent accidents and the slow pace of trade and investment in the region, making federal road projects there a politically sensitive issue.
Works Minister David Umahi, himself from Ebonyi State, has made South-East roads a visible part of his tenure, and endorsements from student bodies such as NANS carry symbolic weight as an indicator of grassroots perception of government performance. The coverage here centres on NANS's own assessment tour of project sites and its public commendation of both Tinubu and Umahi; details such as the specific roads inspected, project cost, completion timelines, or any dissenting views from residents or contractors are not addressed in the reports.