The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, said he had received a revelation from God that President Bola Tinubu would spend eight years in office.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV current affairs programme, Sunday Politics, Mr Umahi said Mr Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 election was divinely ordained.
His comment was a reaction to the completion deadline for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road.
He said: “The Lagos-Calabar coastal road, as you rightly said, is 700km and it is of 10 lanes, five on either side.
“In the middle, we have provisions for rail lines. We intend to complete it within eight years of Mr President’s administration.
“Well, you called me a pastor. But I am also a prophet, and you must know that the coming onboard of Mr. President is divine. When God starts a thing, He completes it.
“So, I strongly believe that I am persuaded to let you know that God told me that this administration will last eight years because it is born of God.
“You can see the miracle that Mr President is doing through the inspiration of God Almighty, who brought him to right all the wrongs, and that is simply what Mr President has come to do. We are just there to support him.”
He also spoke about the repair work on the Third Mainland Bridge, saying 99 percent of it is done.
“Mr President has released the money, and I can say that 99 percent of the project is done. But what is to be done is additional work: we are putting up solar lights; we are replacing the generator lights with solar lights.
“We are putting up CCTV both on top of the bridge and under the bridge because the president told me that part of the problem we are having is people who are illegally mining the sand. And I agree with him. I have seen it. They even go as far as destroying the concrete to anchor their small boats,” he said.
