Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s flagship Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project, labeling it a “scam.”
Lawal also accused the administration of failing to work in the best interest of Nigerians. He made these statements during an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Inside Sources with Laolu Akande’ on Friday.
“If you ask me, ‘What projects has this government implemented so far that are visible to Nigerians and have impacted their lives?’ I cannot see any. At least in northern Nigeria, where I am a frequent traveller, for example, I don’t see any road that they are constructing or rehabilitating. In the South-West, I don’t think there is any.
“They are still talking about the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which it appears every government talks about and votes money for, and it never goes anywhere. Their so-called coastal road is just a scam. Every Nigerian knows it is a scam. Even before they started, we knew it would be a scam, and it has become a scam,” he said.
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In May 2025, President Tinubu inaugurated the initial 30-kilometer phase of the road, extending from Ahmadu Bello Way to the Eleko Village Area within the Lekki Peninsula.1
Less than two months later, the Federal Government secured a $747 million loan to finance the larger 700-kilometer road project.
This move has drawn significant criticism from Nigerians, particularly opposition figures, who accuse the Tinubu administration of excessive borrowing without tangible results.
Lawal stands among those opposing these borrowings, asserting that the government lacks concrete projects to justify the accumulated debts.
He said, “You borrow money from Europe, and before it comes, it is spent over there.,So, I don’t understand. What can Nigerians see?
“It has become such that the President can go and commission 30 kilometres of a 700km road — which has even become a source of controversy. So, what are they doing with our money?”
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