Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has condemned the Lagos-Calabar Highway project by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government.
According to the ex-president, the project, which would cost
N15.6 trillion when completed, is wasteful and corrupt.
He also described the building of the Vice President’s
official residence at N21 billion as wasteful.
The Nigerian ex-leader disclosed this in chapter six of his
new book, ‘Nigeria: Past and Future,’ noting that Nigerian leaders come to
power mainly to steal and enrich themselves.
He stated:”Everything is said to be transactional, and the
slogan is ‘It is my turn to chop.’
“Typical examples of waste, corruption, and misplaced
priorities are the murky Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, on which the President had
turned a deaf ear to protests, and the new Vice-President’s official residence
built at a cost of N21bn in the time of economic hardship to showcase the
administration hitting the ground running and to show the importance of the
office of the Vice-President. What small minds!”
Meanwhile, Tinubu presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga is
yet to comment on the latest criticism against his principal by Obasanjo.
Recall that the Lagos-Calabar Highway and the new VP’s
residential constructions had sparked intense controversies among the Nigerian
public.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party
in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, also raised concerns about the project,
calling for its suspension.
However, Tinubu’s government had defended the projects.
The Minister of Work, Dave Umahi, had also, on several
occasions, defended the project.
He recently announced that 30 kilometres out of 70 km of the
Lagos-Calabar Highway phase 1, Section 1, will be completed in May 2025.
The Lagos-Calabar Highway project kicked off in March last
year.
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