Umahi walks out on journalists in Abuja

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Tuesday, walked out on journalists masking the actions of the works ministry in Abuja.

The minister abruptly exited the ministry’s convention room the place the correspondents had been gathered, asserting that the press was nonexistent.

The invited journalists, who had been ready for over 50 minutes, had been stunned by the minister’s sudden departure

The invited reporters acquired the press invite two hours earlier than the occasion.

Umahi arrived at 2:50 pm and after reciting the nationwide anthem and pledge, rapidly ended the assembly, saying, “There is not any press right here. The press convention isn’t held once more. When the press is prepared.

“The permanent secretary and other directors should follow me to my office. The press is not existent.”

Invited reporters current on the occasion included these from The Nation, The Guardian, Vanguard, Blueprint, Arise TV, Channels TV and NTA, amongst others.

Umahi, accompanied by different administrators, departed from the convention corridor to his workplace with out providing additional explanations or an apology.

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