Lagos-Calabar Highway: Property owners write Tinubu, accuse Umahi of altering right of way
The residents accused the Minister of Works of altering the long-established right of way in order to preserve the properties of violators
Some Lagos residents in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area (LGA) who were issued demolition notice over the planned construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway have pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to intervene and stop the “unlawful and unwarranted” exercise.
In a letter to the president signed on their behalf by Jiti Ogunye, a public interest lawyer, the property owners accused the Minister of Works, David Umahi, of abuse of power and “unlawful exercise of ministerial discretion.”
The property owners pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to intervene and direct the minister to abandon the new alignment for the highway at Lafiaji, Eti Osa LGA and revert to the original long-established right of way.
The highway has generated a lot of controversy. Also affected is Landmark, a private business that sits along the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Lagos’ affluent Victoria Island area.
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