On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the reconstructed Lekki-Epe Deep Seaport road in Lagos State.
During the event, he instructed the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to disregard critics of the multi-billion naira Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
While commending Umahi and Dangote Group Chairman, Aliko Dangote, for their work on the Lekki-Epe road, Tinubu focused much of his address on the larger Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.
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He said, “A few days ago, we commissioned phase one of the section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway here in Lagos. It’s part of our transformational action. I listen to you, David, and my colleagues, the working folks. I like the remarks of the Minister for Blue Economy, saying they will always support your re-scoping nationwide.
“Well, we are seeing the result of re-scoping. We are not in pain. We are enjoying it. We truly return our engineering, our finances to find more money for infrastructure, which is the backbone of any industrialisation, economic development, and job creation of any nation. We will continue to do so. We will do it.
“But, I’m saying to you, David, don’t listen to those critics.
They don’t know what they are talking about. If they don’t like the road or if it’s too expensive to toll for them, they will go to a demon’s hide. My role is to affirm our commitment as an administration to deliver engineering infrastructure across the country.”
Speaking on Section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, he said, “On my way here, I witnessed the significant progress at Section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, with over 10km of the 55km stretch already done. I am also pleased to report ongoing works on Cross River and high-pipeline sections, and I’ve directed small and medium-sized dams.
“The Trans-Saharan Trade Route, another visionary project, is advancing already. It will reconnect Calabar to Abuja via Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, and Nasarawa. I have directed accelerated design on the fourth legacy project of the Akure, Jos, Bauchi, and Gombe Corridor to enable procurement to start soon.”
