President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the N15 trillion worth Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will give 30 million business people improved access to market centres and production.
Tinubu disclosed this in his remarks on Sunday in Lagos
during the flag-off of the 700km Lagos-Calabar highway project and several
others to commemorate his first year in office.
“It will fast-track the community’s development, bring
development closer to the people, and give 30 million people improved access to
production and marketing centres.
“You can easily predict a journey vertically and go along
the horizontal line, and you can define the free movement of people,” he said.
Recall that the highway construction caused uproar among
some Nigerians, especially those whose businesses have been earmarked for
demolition.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential
Candidate for the 2023 election, criticized the project. Similarly, Peter Obi,
the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party at the 2023 general election,
also faulted the project.
This comes as the Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed
last Thursday that 750 houses on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway’s path have
been marked for demolition.
He stated that the government had announced N2.75 billion in
compensation for affected properties.
“However, be rest assured that this government is a
compassionate government that cares for you and will do the utmost to offer
succour by way of compensation,” he stated.
The 10-lane coastal road is intended to link Lagos to Cross
River, passing through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states
before ending in Cross River.
According to him, the road’s potential was enormous because
it would have two spurs, which would link up with the Sokoto—Badagry
Expressway, which is under procurement, and the African Trade Route, which
connects the Southeast to Cameroon, thereby connecting every region of the
country.
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