{"id":325241,"date":"2024-05-30T10:45:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=325241"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T09:45:08","slug":"david-umahi-denies-walking-out-on-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/05\/30\/david-umahi-denies-walking-out-on-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"David Umahi denies walking out on journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>The minister was said to have allegedly walked out on newsmen during his turn to present this ministry\u2019s score card after one year of President Bola Tinubu Presidency<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has denied snubbing newsmen who honoured his ministry\u2019s invitation for a news conference in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The minister was said to have allegedly walked out on newsmen during his turn to present this ministry\u2019s score card after one year of President Bola Tinubu Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>However, Umahi, while speaking with newsmen in Abakaliki after participating in activities marking Gov. 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