‘Public money deserves a clear plan’: Atiku aide questions Tinubu over coastal highway

Paul Ibe, media aide to ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, challenged the planning and funding of the 750km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. He asked why construction began without an engineering plan for the entire project after Works Minister David Umahi said sections were being designed and costed separately. Ibe called for publication of the coordinated route plan, costs, procurement records, environmental approvals, compensation obligations and financing arrangements, as well as the current total estimate and completion timeline. He also questioned starting construction under provisional environmental approval while assessments continue section by section.