Ignore Obasanjo’s comment on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Umahi tells Nigerians

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged Nigerians to disregard former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is wasteful and corrupt.
Speaking in Akure at the unveiling of the 71km section of the highway passing through Ondo State, Umahi emphasized that the project is both transparent and essential.
He stated that critics of the highway and other legacy projects of President Bola Tinubu should refrain from using them once completed.
Umahi explained that the alignment unveiling marked the final stage of the route approval, noting that the project had been reduced from 75km to 71km.
He urged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to issue a revocation order on the route in line with legal requirements.
He reassured Ondo residents that President Tinubu remains committed to completing inherited projects as well as the administration’s four legacy projects, which cover all senatorial zones.
According to him, “The man (Obasanjo) deserve our respect. I have not read the book but the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is not wasteful and corrupt. Anybody criticising the project is waking up to say how can one man (Tinubu) be attributed to these types of projects.
Speaking on other federal government projects in Ondo State, Engr. Umahi said they were looking into the issue of compensation so that the contract would not he stalled.
He said dualization of the Ilesha-Akure-Benib Highway was stalled by funding but assured that the contractor was bond to make the road motorable.
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, assured that the state would give all necessary support for quick completion of the project.
A former Chairman of Ilaje Local Government Area, Banjo Okunomo,, said the coastal communities would not allow any sentiments delay the projects.
He assured that the communities leadership would ensure easy implementation of the project