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Photos:Tinubu Arrives Lagos, To Flag Off Lagos-Calabar N15trn Highway Project
Tinubu Arrives Lagos, To Flag Off Lagos-Calabar N15trn Highway Project(See Photos After Last Paragraph)
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday arrived in Lagos ahead of the inauguration of the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, estimated to cost about N15 trillion.
Minister of Works Umahi, had on Thursday at the 3rd Stakeholders Meeting in Lagos, hinted that Tinubu
would be flagging off the project which is currently generating controversy in the polity.
Our correspondent had reported how the plan to reroute the project after demolitions generated outrage among Nigerians.
Umahi said the proposed diversion would no longer occur due to the submarine cables along the coastline.
He was addressing stakeholders on Compensation and Environmental Impact Assessment on the coastal road project informed community groups and traditional institutions in the state, particularly the Okun-Ajah community in Lagos.
Earlier, the Okun-Ajah community cried out and warned the federal and Lagos State governments over the alleged illegal variation to the Lagos-calabar coastal highway route which put six villages at the risk of demolition and also the displacement of three traditional kings within the Community if the plan was not shelved.
Our correspondent reports the some previous demolitions carried out affected the beachfront of private businesses, including LandMark beach.
The Landmark Resort and Beach, the sprawling hospitality and leisure beach, an investment of $200 million, according to the owner, was the worst hit as the federal government bulldozed properties on the right of way. Click to continue reading on daily trust
