A former Member of the House of Representatives, Mr Oghene Egoh, has described the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway under construction as a critical infrastructure needed to enhance connectivity and economic integration across the South-West, South-South and South-East geo-political zones.
Egoh, who represented Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency, said that the claim in some quarters that the project was wasteful, was unfounded and misleading.
Egoh spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
He said the road project would strengthen trade relations among the zones, improve socio-economic activities and boost business interactions through an efficient road network.
He added that it would create employment opportunities and increase internally- generated revenues of affected states.
“President Bola Tinubu is doing well and deserves acknowledgment for his administration’s infrastructure development, rather than undue criticism,” he said.
He noted that some road projects linking Lagos to some parts of northern Nigeria were ongoing and facilitated by the Tinubu administration.
Egoh praised the administration for commitment to infrastructure development and economic reforms aimed at promoting good governance across the country.
NAN reports that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a 700km project under construction by the Federal Ministry of Works.
It is planned to run from Victoria Island in Lagos State to Calabar in Cross River.
The highway will pass through Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states before ending in Calabar.
The project is intended to physically connect the western and south-eastern regions of Nigeria to improve cross-country connectivity and trade relations.
