- Umahi Orders Removal Of Hawkers, Motorcycles From Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway
- The minister raised concerns over damaged and stolen construction materials.
- He urged security agencies to protect strategic national infrastructure.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has raised concerns over activities along sections of the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway, particularly the removal of construction materials and illegal occupation of the highway.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Umahi directed the Works Controller in Lagos to ensure that motorcycles, tricycles, hawkers and other unauthorised activities were removed from the coastal highway.
The minister spoke on Sunday during a press conference and stakeholders’ engagement on the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway, where he also flagged off repair works on the Eko Bridge and Marine Bridge in Lagos.
Umahi expressed concern over the alleged destruction and removal of construction materials from the highway.
“We have had very terrible, unpatriotic elements removing the blocks, breaking the fence, removing the rods and treading on the highway. This must stop.
“Their job is that no keke on the coastal highway, no motorcycle on the coastal highway, and no loitering. There is no superhighway all over the country where you see people loitering.
“Last night, we were there with the National Assembly members by 11 pm; people were sleeping on the coastal highway. It must stop. No hawking, no occupation illegally along the entire coast,” Umahi said.
The minister also called on the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to strengthen the protection of strategic national infrastructure.
Umahi disclosed that the Ministry of Works had opened its ongoing projects to scrutiny by anti corruption agencies as part of efforts to ensure transparency in the execution of federal projects.
The Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway is a 750 kilometre, 10 lane highway being developed to connect Lagos with Cross River State.
The highway will pass through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states before terminating in Cross River.
The minister raised concerns over damaged and stolen construction materials.
The Federal Government has described the coastal highway as a major infrastructure project designed to improve transportation, reduce pressure on existing road networks and create economic opportunities along Nigeria’s coastal corridor.
The minister’s directive comes as construction and related activities continue along the project, with authorities expected to intensify efforts to protect the highway and prevent unauthorised use of the infrastructure.
