The Presidency has described the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as a visionary legacy project with immense economic benefits.
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this assertion on Thursday during an interview on Television Continental.
His comments come in response to criticism from former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who, in his newly released book Nigeria: Past and Future, labeled the project as wasteful and corrupt.
Obasanjo also faulted the administration’s decision to spend N21 billion on a new official residence for Vice-President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority.
However, Dare dismissed these concerns, insisting that the Lagos-Calabar coastal road will unlock significant economic opportunities, similar to the transformation witnessed along the Lekki-Epe corridor.
“When the Lekki-Epe Corridor was opened, many doubted its potential, but today, it has become a hub of real estate, industrial, and commercial growth, hosting projects like the Dangote Refinery and the Free Trade Zone,” he explained.
According to the presidential aide, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, once completed, will stand as one of Nigeria’s most impactful infrastructure projects, driving economic expansion and national development.
