Atiku Abubakar Questions Tinubu on Highway Rerouting

Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president and presidential candidate of the ADC, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to explain the decision to reroute sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway through an existing road. Atiku's remarks followed an announcement by Dave Umahi, the minister of works, stating that Tinubu had directed the rerouting to prevent the construction of a new alignment.

Umahi cited flooding challenges, particularly around the Ughelli axis in Delta State, as a reason for the decision. He explained that the existing road was built before climate change impacts were fully understood and that the government plans to raise sections of the road by about two metres.

Atiku questioned whether the government had adequately studied the engineering and environmental conditions before awarding the contract and demanded the publication of original feasibility studies and revised designs. He criticized the administration's handling of the project, linking it to the removal of the petrol subsidy and calling it a reflection of Tinubu's governance style.