PRP presidential candidate Duke tackles Tinubu for starting Lagos-Calabar coastal highway from VI instead of Badagry
Donald Duke, a presidential candidate, has criticized President Bola Tinubu for the routing of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Duke argues that the project should have started in Badagry rather than Victoria Island to avoid unnecessary and costly sandfilling.
Why it matters
The critique highlights concerns regarding government spending priorities and infrastructure planning in Nigeria's current economic climate.
Mr Duke said, “President Tinubu is my friend. See, I like his guts. I admit it. He’s a determined person.”
The Peoples Redemption Party presidential candidate, Donald Duke, has rebuked President Bola Tinubu over the billion-dollar Lagos to Calabar Coastal Highway, querying why the road project started from Victoria Island and not Badagry, the state’s starting point.
Speaking on Naija Unfiltered podcast posted on Saturday, Mr Duke faulted the sandfilling of Victoria Island to link Cross River State when the project could have started from Badagry without the need for sandfilling.
He submitted that Mr Tinubu was squandering the nation’s limited resources without justification.
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