Protesting workers lock Umahi in office, accuse him of tyranny

David Umahi

Minister of works Dave Umahi has been prevented from leaving his office at the Federal Ministry of Works following a protest by the staff on Thursday.

The civil servants accused Umahi of tyranny, claiming that the minister barred staff late for work from entering the ministry.

They also claimed that Umahi, “stopped engineers and directors from doing their work, and has been breaking public service rules since his appointment, by bringing in consultants to run the affairs of the ministry.”

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A union representative Williams Kudi was quoted as telling AIT that the minister refused to give them audience to explain their concerns.

President Bola Tinubu, on August 21, inaugurated Umahi and over 40 other ministers.