{
  "id": 9560068,
  "title": "‘You are wrong’ – Reuben Abati knocks Umahi over Tinubu’s pictures on Niger Bridge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/you-are-wrong-reuben-abati-knocks-umahi-over-tinubus-pictures-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:44:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/24/you-are-wrong-reuben-abati-knocks-umahi-over-tinubus-pictures-on-niger-bridge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reuben Abati, an Arise News anchor, has challenged the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, regarding the decision to adorn the First Niger Bridge with President Bola Tinubu's picture. On Thursday's edition of Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’, Abati asserted that it is unjust to display only Tinubu's image on the bridge, particularly with the 2027 general elections looming. Earlier that day, Umahi had pronounced the directive while surveying the bridge's rehabilitation work. Abati responded, \"The minister's stance is discriminatory as he intends to embellish the bridge with the posters of just one candidate.\" Abati argued, \"In a political season, such an act is unjust. \"The posters that should adorn the bridge should be those of all candidates. It's campaign season. People can campaign. If posters are to be installed, there should be no monopoly. Every candidate should have a say. \"Should there be no posters, then even President Tinubu's poster must not be there. The money used to repair that old bridge belongs to Nigerians. It is our money. \"Therefore, whether you are from APC or any other party, you should have access to that road. It should not be exclusive to APC supporters. I concur with you on that point.\"",
  "summary": "Arise News anchor, Reuben Abati, has differed with the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, over the order to decorate the First Niger Bridge with the picture of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Thursday, Abati said it is discriminatory to allow only Tinubu’s picture on the bridge especially amid the campaigns for […] ‘You are wrong’ – Reuben Abati knocks…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}