BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Aljazirah Nigeria Newspaper has honoured the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi with the 2025 Personality of the Year Award as Infrastructure Transformation Champion. The organisers said that the recognition followed months of independent scrutiny, investigations, and verification of projects under the Ministry of Works. Umahi received the award alongside the Permanent Secretary and Directors of the ministry. He said: "I am here with my team, including the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works and all the Directors. I am deeply touched by this award." According to him, what struck him most was not the accolade itself, but the process behind it. "What makes this recognition particularly important to me is the process behind it. I understand that you undertook a thorough review of the Ministry’s operations. What stands out is that this was done independently, without my knowledge, and I have only just become aware of it...
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