S/South govs laud Tinubu over Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project

South-South Governors have unanimously applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.

The governors gave the commendation at a meeting held at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa, on Wednesday.

While addressing a press conference after the meeting, Governor Obaseki said the coastal highway, when completed, will link coastal communities to commercial cities in Nigeria.

The governors also called on the federal government to begin work immediately on the Calabar end of the project.

Recall that the 700-kilometre coastal highway has been snared in controversy following the demolition of Landmark Beach Resort, valued at $200 million, to create a right of way for the project, which is estimated to cost the federal government N15 trillion.

Present at the meeting were Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa and his Edo State state counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, while the governors of Rivers, Cross River, and Delta States were represented by their deputies.