President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the commencement of construction for Sections 3 and 4 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, spanning from Cross River to Akwa Ibom, Works Minister Dave Umahi has disclosed.
The minister also hinted of plans to terminate the reconstruction and rehabilitation contract for the Lokoja-Benin Road due to inexplicable delays and the contractors’ lack of commitment to addressing the needs of the people.
He ruled out compensation for new structures and warned residents on the highway alignment to refrain from further encroachment.
According to him, the commencement of the two Sections, being simultaneously developed with Sections 1 and 2, marks a departure from old practices, describing it as a reinforcement of Tinubu administration’s commitment to sustaining its infrastructural development with the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Umahi, who made the disclosure at the stakeholders’ engagement in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the weekend, noted that Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed the Tinubu’s commitment at the stakeholders’ meeting.
