In a significant infrastructure update during the 3rd stakeholders meeting of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project on Thursday, Nigeria’s Minister of Works Dave Umahi announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate commencement of sections three and four of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. This directive will see construction begin from Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, as the federal government moves forward with the project’s procurement process. Umahi said, “Let me announce that Mr.
President has directed that section 3 that is starting from Calabar and section 4 starting from Akwa Ibom, should commence immediately and we’re in the process of concluding the procurement. “For those who have been saying why not start this road in Calabar? One, the zero point is Lagos and what wrong has Lagos done to such people? However, an impartial president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that section 3 and 4 be started from the end of the project. So while this (Lagos end) is moving, the other one will be moving.
” Umahi added that subsequent sections, such as 5 and 6, are expected to begin in locations like Port Harcourt and Bayelsa. “I’m sure that sections five and six will start in places like Port Harcourt and Bayelsa. You may be critical about these projects and the section they are starting.
Don’t forget that section 1 is 47.7. That is an ambitious project for any state or inter.
