In a video circulating on social media, Umahi said President Tinubu rejected the calls for his removal and instead encouraged him to continue delivering road infrastructure across the country. “They asked the President to sack me, but he told me to continue building roads for Nigerians,” the minister said. The circumstances surrounding her death have sparked controversy, with conflicting claims emerging over the cause of her death. Speaking in the video clip, Umahi said: “God surprised me when people took the death of one of my best workers and started to play politics with it. But the President surprised all of them.