The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged Igbo people across the world to end agitations for a separate Biafran nation, arguing that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has addressed long-standing grievances through inclusion and integration.
Umahi said the Tinubu administration had given Ndigbo what they had sought for decades, not through secession, but through what he described as unprecedented inclusion in national governance and development.
The minister spoke late on Saturday during an inspection tour of ongoing mega projects on the Enugu–Anambra Road, where he addressed stakeholders, contractors and community leaders.
He explained that the agitation for Biafra was historically driven by neglect, exclusion and underrepresentation at the federal level, but insisted that the situation had changed under the current administration.
When a people are fully integrated, respected and empowered within the structure of the nation, the dream they once chased through agitation has already been achieved through cooperation,” Umahi said.
“The push for Biafran secession over the years was borne out of neglect, exclusion and underrepresentation, but today the narrative has changed dramatically under President Bola Tinubu.
“The President has deliberately opened the doors of national development to the South-East. Appointments, policy inputs and infrastructure priorities now reflect true federal balance.”
