President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the 700 kilometers Lagos-Calabar coastal road.
The event took place in the Victoria Area of Lagos State on Sunday and was attended by top government dignitaries including the Minister of Works Dave Umahi, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio among others.
Others include Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos; his Ogun counterpart Dapo Abiodun, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, and the Kwara State governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
During the event, President Tinubu expressed optimism that the road will be completed, describing the flag-off as his “bragging day”.
Since the commencement of the project in March, several high-profile Nigerians especially members of the opposition have faulted it.
Claims of a lack of transparency in the awarding of the project, the cost as well as the demolition of structures have continued to make headlines.
The Federal Government later reverted to the gazetted route within some kilometres of the highway project to avoid damaging some submarine cables.
President Tinubu commended Umahi for his efforts thus far in the project, saying when completed, it would be of immense benefit to the country’s tourism space.