Umahi assures completion of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway despite criticisms

From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja
Despite the controversy surrounding the construction of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Minister of Works, Engineer David Umahi, has said that it must be completed within the life of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Umahi made this declaration, today when the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) gave him award for his performance.
The minister wondered why people are attacking the project, even when the project stretches from Niger Delta.
He stated that the economy is improving, adding that a bag of rice, (50 kg) which was over 80,000 is now 50,000.
“The darkest part of the morning is gone. The inflation is coming down.
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