According to Umahi, the President directed him to ignore the controversy and focus on infrastructure development. Addressing the controversy, Umahi said some individuals mounted pressure on the President to remove him from office, but Tinubu refused to yield to the calls. The minister accused critics of attempting to play politics with the tragedy, stating that those profiting from the incident will face consequences. “But the president surprised all of them and he said the president surprised all of them and said, ‘Dave, go and build more roads.’” “But for those who want to profit from that, for those who want to play politics with that, it is the same prayers that will go to them.