Your projects will last, Buhari hails Umahi in Ebonyi
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi for the quality of projects he embarked upon in the state.
Buhari said this when he visited Ebonyi State to commission some projects on Thursday.
In a statement signed by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, President Buhari said the projects embarked upon by Umahi were sure to last.
On the first of his two-day visit, President Buhari commissioned projects at the state-owned King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, including a twin flyover, 12-kilometre dualised Federal Road, from Mbu, Enugu State to Uburu, the University Building and the University Medical Hospital, Facilities and Equipment.
“I am not an Engineer by discipline but my eyes are very clear, even through my eyeglasses. I am impressed with this performance and I know the projects will last. I congratulate the governor on this feat and I am pleased to be associated with it,” Buhari said at the inauguration of the 700-metre length twin-flyover (also called King David’s University flyover), constructed at the cost of N2billion by the state government.
The President also inaugurated the Cancer Centre at the King David University of Medical Sciences, built and equipped by the Federal Government under TETFUND.
Governor Umahi, thanked the President for approving the funding of the centre, saying the facility can rank with other centres around the world.
“It is in the same standard as Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the state government also contributed to the project to bring it to completion,” he told the President.
“This hospital is beyond the scope of any state government to run and we have been celebrating your approval of our request and are very proud that you are here to commission it yourself.
“You have left a lot of indelible marks in the development of this centre of excellence and it will never be forgotten,” Umahi added.
“At the inauguration of the Presidential Lodge at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Onueke, the governor announced that the tarmac and runway of the airport, built with concrete, had attained over 70 per cent completion, and will be ready by the end of next month.
“The President also inaugurated the five kilometres dualised airport road in Onueke, built by the state government as well as the reconstructed St Margaret Umahi International Market complex, a 750-metre length twin-flyover near the market, and the Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Lodge, all in Abakiliki,” the statement added.
