Dave Umahi and the 5 Missing NELAN Engineers.
The firm assigned five of its best engineers to the project. They were:
• Engr. Nelson Onyemeh — Lead Consultant/CEO of NELAN Consultants, from Ihiala, Anambra State.
• Engr. Ernest Edeani — From Nkanu, Enugu State.
• Engr. Ikechukwu Ejiofor — From Umunya, Anambra State.
• Engr. Samuel Aneke — From Nkanu, Enugu State.
• Engr. Stanley Nwazulum — From Amawbia, Anambra State.
During the course of the project, serious tensions reportedly arose between NELAN and the Umahi administration over project control and payments. According to the families of the five engineers, the Umahi government allegedly wanted NELAN to "take a back seat" so the state could exercise direct control, issue payment certificates, and give instructions to contractors.
The then-Governor Dave Umahi reportedly wanted NELAN to sign or approve certificates of satisfactory completion for work supervised or executed by other engineers and contractors. NELAN allegedly refused, arguing that doing so would violate the AfDB contract terms, breach its professional obligations, and risk the firm, and possibly the project—being blacklisted by the AfDB.
On November 3, 2021, the five engineers left Enugu for Ebonyi State in an official Toyota Hilux (registration number ERR 001 EB) for site supervision. They never returned, and, to this day, neither they nor their remains have been found.
What happened to the five NELAN engineers?
Alex Onyia said they’ve been invited to Singapore for another competition in 2027.
You want to be part of it? Regardless of your tribe, religion, or region, enroll your child in any school in the east.
I don’t want to hear another story next year that Alex replaced a Yoruba or Hausa boy with an Igbo kid again.
"If the n@ked body of the Minister of Works' daughter had been found in the home of a poor Nigerian, can you imagine what would be happening by now?"
— Barrister Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Youth and Sports, reacts to the de@th of Mary Habili, who was reportedly found de@d at the residence of Minister of Works David Umahi.
President tinubu removed subsidy then he can't spend the money on money, we still borrow hea ily but can't fund budget
There is massive corruption but people can't speak because thy are eating
They told us subsidy was dead and buried, but NNPCL’s latest financial statements revealed ₦7.1 trillion was quietly spent as an "energy security expense". Meanwhile, citizens are paying over ₦1,200 at the pump. The opacity in our public finance architecture is exactly why public trust has completely evaporated
Can u see they changed the name to energy security expense Hahahaha
It is subsidy ooo
Dear Lord,
Today, remove every financial burden that’s been following me, rebuke lack from my house, let unexpected income locate me, teach me to multiply what You’ve already placed in my hands and never let me mistake overflow for luck. In Jesus name. Amen🙏🏽
I've been thinking about this almost every day.
What would it actually take to ensure every single child in the South East is in school?
I don't mean reducing the number of out-of-school children.
I mean ZERO.
I'm setting myself a target:
Zero out-of-school children in the South East within the next 24 months.
And within 4 years, I want us to drive illiteracy as close to zero as possible.
I know it sounds ambitious.
There are children out of school because of poverty. Some because of culture. Some because of religion. Some because they have to work. Others because there are barriers we've not even identified yet.
But I genuinely believe this is a problem we can solve if we stop treating it as someone else's responsibility.
So I'm asking for your help.
If you had to achieve this, what would you do?
I want practical ideas. Bold ideas. Crazy ideas. Lessons from other countries. Community-based solutions. Technology. Policy. Anything.
I'll read every suggestion.
If we can solve this in the South East, we'll create a blueprint that the rest of Nigeria and maybe even Africa can learn from.
WAEC or NECO fee is ₦50,000.
Parents with two children is ₦100,000.
Parents with three children is ₦150,000.
One will sell akara. One will go to school.
The other will learn mechanic or barbing.
Meanwhile, minimum wage is ₦70,000.
But Relax, Tinubu is fixing Nigeria! 👏👏
You can’t have a country being run by…
1. Drug bagman
2. Certificate forger
3. Budget padding executive
4. Lavish spender
5. Inhuman
and you expect a better nation.
Impossible!
Ire o✌🏾
I won't stop posting this picture until either I'm arrested or the government do the right thing.
This is a health center in a community in Ebonyi State.
This is not fair to the people!