An opinion piece published in Punch Nigeria argues that the N15.6 trillion Lagos‑Calabar Coastal Highway project was “always a ruse,” and that it reflects what the author describes as “symptomatic… failures” of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
The column contends that the coastal highway, promoted as a transformative infrastructure corridor linking Lagos and Calabar, is being used to mask deeper problems of mismanagement and corruption within the ruling administration. It suggests that the scale and cost of the project have been leveraged to distract public attention from other governance shortcomings.
According to the writer, the Lagos‑Calabar Coastal Highway—one of the most expensive road schemes ever announced in Nigeria—has become a flashpoint for criticism of the APC’s broader development agenda. The author links the project’s perceived opacity to a pattern of alleged failures attributed to the party’s tenure.
The piece calls for greater scrutiny of the highway’s financing and implementation, urging stakeholders to hold the government accountable for what it describes as a “ruse” that threatens public resources and confidence in national infrastructure initiatives.
<small>Source: Punch Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>