Bayelsa governor’s aide faults Donald Duke over Lagos-Calabar coastal highway comments

The Technical Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Communication and Strategy, High Chief Abednego Don Evarada, has criticised former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke over his comments on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, arguing that difficult terrain should not be used to justify neglecting the Niger Delta.
Evarada made the remarks during an interview on African Independent Television (AIT), where he defended the project and cited road construction in Bayelsa as evidence that infrastructure could be developed across the state’s swampy terrain.
His comments followed Duke’s claim that Works Minister Dave Umahi’s acknowledgement of difficult ground conditions and the redes...