EXPLAINER: Why FG’s Diversion of N15trn Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Is Generating Controversy

The federal government’s decision to reroute a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has reignited debate over cost, engineering, and economic priorities.
 
Here is what is at stake :
1. A Signature Project: The 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is the flagship infrastructure project of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. It is a four-lane concrete highway designed to run along Nigeria’s coastline from Lagos to Calabar.
2. Original Design:* The road was planned to take off from the former Bar Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos, and pass through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States before terminating in Cross River State.
3. Huge Financial Outlay :* ...