Umahi Defends Lagos-Calabar Highway, Gives Update on Construction Progress

Minister of Works Dave Umahi has dismissed criticism of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying President Bola Tinubu remains committed to completing the 700-kilometre project. He was responding to former Cross River governor Donald Duke, who questioned whether the road would extend beyond Epe. Umahi said the project had stalled for years because of funding constraints rather than a lack of political will. He added that criticism of the renewed project is driven partly by people who doubted it could be delivered. The minister said the 7.47-kilometre first section from Victoria Island to Elepe village has been completed. He put the 50-kilometre second section, from Lagos to the Ogun border, at about 70 percent completion, while sections 3A and 3B are at roughly 30 percent. He said other sections through Ogun, Ondo and Akwa Ibom are progressing or being designed. Umahi also said the route was moved inland in parts of Ondo because of deep peat soil along the coastline, which engineers found too unstable and costly for construction.

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