The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has commenced the demolition of buildings along Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road’s right of way.
The demolition exercise began at the Mani Chula Beach, Oniru Waterfront on Saturday, April 27.
According to the minister, compensation will be paid to owners of the affected structures has been adequately factored into the project and urged those affected to see the greater good of the project.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Korede Keisha, had on Thursday, asked all those whose houses were marked for demolition to come to the Ministry’s Secretariat in Lagos to sort out whatever process was required by the ministry.
She said the demolition squad would move in on Saturday to begin the removal of the marked properties.
Umahi recently said the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction will cost N4bn per kilometre.
The 700 km Lagos-Calabar coastal road will be constructed for N15 trillion, and a kilometre of the road will cost 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.
He also said the road will be completed in eight years.
