“It’s Jealousy, Obasanjo Free Not To Use Lagos-Calabar Road When Completed” – Umahi

By Ayodele Oni

Minister of Works, David Umahi. has urged Nigerians to ignore comments by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was wasteful and corrupt.

He advised the former President and others criticizing the project not to make use of it when completed.

Umahi, who spoke to Journalists in Akure on Thursday pointed  out that “The man (Obasanjo) deserves 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.

Umahi asked those criticising the project and other legacy projects of President Bola Tinubu not to pass through the roads when they are completed.

Umahi spoke in Akure at the unveiling of the 71km alignment  Ondo state section of the road.

Insisting that the project was not wasteful and corrupt, Umahi stated that the project was transparent, adding that people have right to be jealous and angry.

Umahi said the alignment unveiling was the final stage of the route approval.

“This Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is one of the four legacy projects of Mr. President. For those saying it is a waste of resources, when the project is completed, they should not use the road.

“This is not a wasteful project and it is not fraudulent. If someone is saying it’s a fraud, that person is also saying that I am a fraud and I am definitely not.

“This project has been very transparent, and that is why we continue to engage the stakeholders. Every step of the processes has been very transparent and every detail is in public domain.”