The federal government has announced plans to engage 4,000 social media influencers to showcase infrastructure projects delivered under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
David Umahi, minister of works, spoke on Tuesday in Abuja
while receiving a report from the National Association of Nigerian Students
(NANS) on its inspection of federal road projects in Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna and
Sokoto.
Umahi said the proposed influencer network would help
communicate the government’s achievements directly to Nigerians, particularly
young people ahead of the 2027 general election.
“We have to fight this social media war. We have to launch
4,000 social media influencers to tell our stories,” he said.
The minister said Nigerians needed to hear about the gains
recorded under Tinubu’s administration.
He also said the government would consider constructing
pedestrian bridges around university campuses following concerns raised by NANS
during its inspection.
Umahi commended the students’ association for independently
inspecting federal projects and assessing their impact.
The minister also said the 105-kilometre pavement under
construction on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway would be completed by
November.
He also raised concerns over vandalism along the highway,
saying some people were destroying infrastructure and removing safety
installations.
The Lagos-Calabar coastal highway has been the subject of
controversy over its environmental impact assessment (EIA), alignment and
potential implications for flooding in Lagos.
The federal ministry of environment had conducted
public-display exercises for the environmental and social impact assessment
reports for sections one and two of the project, covering the first 104
kilometres of the highway.
The project came under renewed scrutiny following flooding
in parts of Lagos, with some stakeholders calling for an independent assessment
of whether the highway’s alignment, construction and drainage system
contributed to the flooding.
The federal government has rejected claims that the coastal
highway caused flooding in Lagos.
Umahi said the road was designed to mitigate flooding,
adding that drainage infrastructure was incorporated into the project to
evacuate water from surrounding areas.
The minister, however, urged Nigerians to protect public
infrastructure and said the government would continue to engage citizens in
monitoring its projects.
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