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DAVID UMAHI
The Federal Government states it is withholding compensation payments to affected property owners on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project due to alterations in the initial plan.
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of construction on section three of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, starting from Calabar in Cross Rivers State, and section four from Akwa Ibom, pending the completion of the procurement process.
Ben Murray-Bruce, a former senator representing Bayelsa East from 2015 to 2019 and founder of the Silverbird Group, has stated that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will be a lifeline for business and a catalyst for economic development.
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has stated that Landmark Africa has no claim to the 250metres shoreline which is part the Right-of-Way for the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway being built by the federal government.
Landmark Africa, owner of Landmark Beach on Victoria Island, responded to the demolition of parts of its property for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, stating that six years of investment was destroyed in just six hours.
Lagos-Calabar Highway: Nigeria risks losing thousands of jobs due to property demolition – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has cautioned that the ongoing demolition of various properties for the purpose of setting up the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs nationwide.
The federal government has begun design for the Badagry-Sokoto coastal highway project according to comments from the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi.
The Ministry of Works has announced that compensation for property owners affected by demolitions along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway corridor will begin shortly.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued an ultimatum to contractors handling the Lokoja-Benin and Obajana Junction-Benin Road projects in Kogi and Edo States to sign the revised contracts immediately or face termination by the Ministry of Works.
Funso Doherty, has written to Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), alleging that the award of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction contract by the Federal Ministry of Works to Hitech Construction Limited violates the Public Procurement Act (PPA).
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the compensation process for property owners along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway route will be based on a federal government approved rate.
David Umahi, Minister of Works, has alerted the National Assembly to the critical delays in the Third Mainland Bridge's rehabilitation, emphasizing that failure to accelerate the work could lead to a reconstruction cost of N6 trillion.