The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said that if any contractor abuses him in the process of performing his duties, he will do the same to the person.
The former Ebonyi State Governor said this when he appeared on a Channels Television programme: “Sunrise Daily.”
Speaking during the Thursday edition of the programme, Umahi said he was used to people abusing him even as a governor.
He said: “When I was governor, I had only one line and I responded to all text messages and phone calls.
“They call me to abuse me and sometimes I abuse them back – that is the beauty of democracy – freedom of speech and I am also human.
“If you just abuse me unduly without any reference to the job, I will find a mild way to also abuse you back by telling you to be reasonable, not that I am going to use foul language.”
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Amusan said: “Yeah, it’s a tough one.
Umahi stated his opposition to the misappropriation of public funds in office, adding that there are consequences attached to the act.
He said: “In my reviewing process of the books, I have not seen the likelihood of anybody taking money from the project.
“They are giving money out.
“They are giving money from their legitimate profit.
“It’s not the problem of people taking money from them.
“They have to make up their minds to work for Nigerians.
“They have to make up their minds that this is public funds and I tell people that public funds have a lot of problems because when you take public funds without using it to work, you are taking lives and it has a lot of consequences.”
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