Lagos-Calabar highway: Diasporans insist on Tinubu’s intervention

Nigerians in the Diaspora have reiterated calls for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road diversion crisis rocking the Okun-Ajah community in Lagos State.

The representative of the diasporans, Stella Okengwu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

Okengwu of WinHomes Global Estate however lamented that the Ministry of Works under David Umahi diverted the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road under construction in the Okun Ajah area which led to the destruction of properties worth millions of naira.

“Leading by example, Okengwu, in a patriotic move, alongside hundreds of diasporan Nigerians invested hundreds of millions in the Nigerian real estate industry. Their decision was informed by the President’s call for Foreign Direct Investment.

“We appeal to President Tinubu on behalf of the hundreds of Nigerians in the diaspora who invested in the Winhomes Global Estate project to kindly intervene in the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road diversion crisis to save the investments of hundreds of Nigerians in the diaspora contributing to the socio-economic prosperity of Nigeria,” the statement read in part.

PUNCH Metro reports that some Nigerians in the Diaspora rejected monetary compensation for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project realignment.

The estate was demolished in October by the Federal Ministry of Works to give way to the ongoing coastal road project construction.

Okengwu decried the demolition of the estate and demanded adherence to the original 2006 gazetted route.

She stated that the original route safeguarded the investment and property rights, adding that they embarked on full due diligence and secured all necessary documents, including fulfilling requirements from the Lagos State Government before building.

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