President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed criticisms of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, and other legacy projects of his administration, describing opponents of the initiative as uninformed about the project’s procurement structure and national significance.
Tinubu also said more funds would be committed to infrastructure development and urged Governors to collaborate with the federal government to align building approvals.
Speaking during the inspection and flag-off of new segments of key infrastructure projects, Tinubu said the government’s approach to legacy road construction, including the coastal highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, is deliberate, transparent, and implemented in manageable sections — not as a single bulk contract as some critics have alleged.