The murky coastal highway project
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project has faced repeated changes including a route reroute inland after Lagos and Ogun states, a reduction from 10 to 6 lanes, and shifts in financing from a fully private model to one with substantial government funding and foreign loans. It was awarded without competitive bidding to a company linked to the President, amid questions over lack of appropriation, environmental assessment, and public disclosures.
Pidgin: The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project don face plenty changes like route wey dem reroute go inside land after Lagos and Ogun states, reduction from 10 lanes go 6 lanes, and change from fully private finance model go one wey government go put plenty money and foreign loan. Dem give the contract without competitive bidding to company wey get link to the President, with plenty questions about lack of appropriation, environmental assessment, and public disclosures.
How this affects you: Commercial and residential property owners along the project right-of-way are affected through demolitions and compensation payments.
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