During an inspection of phase one of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on Sunday, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, announced that a presidential directive had been given to him for the immediate design of the Sokoto- Badagry Coastal Highway.
Umahi visited Lagos on Sunday to inspect the end of Section One, Phase One, and realignment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in Lagos.
Umahi said: “I’m happy that Mr President has also directed me to start the immediate design of the Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway.
“This one is a spur of the Coastal highway, and that one is 1000 kilometres.
“We’ve started the design and I’m very sure that as soon as Federal Executive Council approves it , we will be starting at Sokoto side, which is the zero point.
“We also have another spur which is going to go from Enugu -Abakaliki-Ogoja going to Cameroon.
“So we have that spur and it’s about 361 kilometres, going through Otukpo to Benue to Nasarawa and ends up at Apo in Abuja.
“We are also going to be presenting it to Mr President, and when this is done, then the coastal routes like we promised will go to circle the entire country,” he said.
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Umahi reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to boosting social and economic activities after the completion of the coastal highway. He said the Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway would link the South-West, South-South, North-East, North-West and North-Central regions of Nigeria.
Umahi added “So, this will be the legacy that we’ve never seen in Africa, and I think that God has sent Mr President to do this and he’s just doing it.”