Building Destruction, Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Would Start On Saturday — FG

THE buildings located within the Lagos-Calabar coastal road's right-of-way are scheduled to be demolished starting this Saturday, according to a statement from the Federal Government.

This was revealed by Korede Keisha, the Federal Controller of Works for Lagos State, at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos.

All homeowners whose homes have been designated for demolition, Keisha pleaded, should come to the ministry's secretariat in Lagos so that all necessary procedures may be addressed.

All residents whose homes have been designated for demolition, Keisha pleaded, should come to the ministry's Lagos secretariat to discuss any necessary steps the ministry may demand.

Keisha said, “So this press briefing is just to create awareness for all those that may be involved or have one or two things to do along that project corridor.

“We've sent out demolition notices to as many as are within the right of way and we are using this medium now to say that everyone that has any concern within that corridor and have been served, the secretariat is opened to them from today, 3pm.

“We are welcoming them from today till tomorrow. Whatever you have to do along that axis, and then we've come to you and marked you down for demolition, we are asking that you see us at the secretariat from today till tomorrow evening.

“Thereafter, demolition squad will move to action by Saturday morning for the first three kilometres.”

According to information recently released by Minister of Works Dave Umahi, the N4 billion coastal road project between Lagos and Calabar is anticipated to be completed in eight years.

The Minister stated, “For the first three kilometres, anything within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be dropped down from Saturday morning.

“So, I want to use this medium to reach out to as many as we cannot put calls across to, that this will go a long way to let them know that their issues will be sorted out between today and tomorrow.

“Especially if you are within zero to three kilometres of the projects and you have been marked. You have been identified as standing in the right of way of the project corridors.”

The 700 km Lagos-Calabar coastal route is expected to be built for N15 trillion, with each kilometer costing N4 billion.

It is designed to connect Lagos to Cross River, passing through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states before culminating in Cross River.