FG begins stakeholder engagement for Lagos-Calabar coastal, Calabar-Apo highway alignments in Akwa Ibom, Cross River

The Federal Government will commence stakeholder engagements today, June 29, 2024, in Akwa Ibom, and on June 30 in Cross River, to discuss the proposed alignments for sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Calabar-Southeast-North Central-Apo Abuja Superhighway.

Minister of Works, David Umahi, will lead the session in Akwa Ibom, presenting plans for Sections 3B and 4 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.

Attendees will include Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, legislative committees, ministers, royal leaders, technocrats, the Nigerian Communications Commission, telecom providers, and the media, according to the Ministry’s website.

Attendees will include Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, legislative committees, ministers, royal leaders, technocrats, the Nigerian Communications Commission, telecom providers, and the media, according to the Ministry’s website.

“The Honourable Minister will on Saturday, 29th, and Sunday 30th June 2024 hold this session of the stakeholders’ engagement in Akwa Ibom and Cross-River States, respectively.

“In Akwa Ibom, he will present and discuss the proposed alignment for the construction of Sections 3B and 4 of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project passing through the State,” the statement read in part.

The statement highlighted that the stakeholders’ meeting will help communities along the routes understand the project’s potential to boost industrialization, tourism, agriculture, trade, and investment, thereby enhancing economic competitiveness and national prosperity.

On Sunday, June 30, 2024, the Works Minister, alongside Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu and other key attendees, will discuss the proposed alignment of Section 3A of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and a 92 km segment of the Calabar-Southeast-North Central-Apo Abuja Superhighway passing through Cross River State.

These road infrastructure projects, once completed, will create historic national interconnectivity, linking major transportation routes across Northern and Southern Nigeria, the statement noted.

What you should know
The construction of the 700-kilometer Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway began in March 2024, awarded to Hitech Construction Company Limited under an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Financing (EPC+F) arrangement, where most risks are borne by the contractor, with the federal government providing counterpart funding.

The first phase, stretching 47.7 kilometres from Eko Atlantic to Eleko in Lagos State, marked the project’s commencement.

In May 2024, Works Minister David Umahi announced that construction in the South-South states of Akwa Ibom and Cross River would begin once the procurement process was complete.

The highway’s construction will proceed concurrently across various sections, with the planned start of Sections 3B and 4 in Akwa Ibom and Section 3A in Cross River.

Meanwhile, the 477-kilometer Calabar-Southeast-North Central-Apo Abuja Superhighway will connect Calabar to Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, and Nasarawa States, ending in Apo, Abuja.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Federal Ministry of Works is pleased to invite the underlisted stakeholders to the first session (of these sections) of the stakeholders’ engagement on the proposed alignment for the construction of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, 38km section 3A in Cross River State, 27km section 3B and 80km section 4 in Akwa Ibom State as well as the design of the Cross River 92km segment of Calabar-South East-North Central-Apo(Abuja) Superhighway by African Trans Sahara highway slated as follows:

Akwa Ibom State:
Date: Saturday, 29th June 2024
Venue: Ibom Hall, IBB Avenue, Uyo
Time: 12 noon

Cross River State:
Date: Sunday, 30th June 2024
Venue: Transcorp Hotel, Calabar
Time: 12 noon

Those invited are:
Governors of concerned States
Senate and Federal House of Representatives Committees on Works.
Honourable Ministers of line Ministries.
Royal fathers and technocrats
Nigerian Communications Commission and major Telecommunication Service Providers.
Other relevant stakeholders and media.

The essence of this stakeholders' meeting is to present and discuss the proposed alignment for sections 3A, 3B and 4 of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway which have a total of 145km passing through Cross River and Akwa Ibom States as well as the design of the Cross River segment of the Calabar-Apo(Abuja) Superhighway.

While counting on your co-operation in the Renewed Hope agenda of enhancing national connectivity and transportation flexibility for economic development, please accept the assurances of the highest consideration and warn regards of the Honourable Minister of Works


Announcer:
Yakubu Adam Kofarmata, PhD.
Permanent Secretary

https://fmw.gov.ng/read/3197

Xxxxtentacion2:
Wastage of funds....
Instead of him to use that money to fix electricity ...
Stupid people plenty for naija sha ..

The funding model for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project is EPC+ (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Financing) where the federal government would put up a counterpart financing of around 30% while the contractor funds the remainder 70%.

Last October, FEC approved the EPC+ model for this project in favor of Hitech Construction company. Going by the estimated N15.6 trillion cost for the entire coastal road stretch, the federal government’s counterpart fund is around N4.68 trillion or $3B USD.

adamusuleiman1:

Xxxxtentacion2:
if you guys keep defending rubbish I wonder how Nigeria will go forward..
You sef gan are you not ashamed of the failures you are defending...
If you get brain try dey reason

$10bn is required yearly for 10 years to fix power sector ($100B in 10 years — FG)
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/10bn-is-required-yearly-for-10-years-to-fix-power-sector-fg/

Summary:
Coastal Road = $3B
Power = $100B

adamusuleiman1:

Max24:

Don't mind those guys. What has Obi done for Otti in Abia upon all the noise he made about Egypt, China and Dubai. They are all arm - chair critics. Let their charity begin in Abia and let's see how good Obi and Otti are

Xxxxtentacion2:
Wastage of funds....
Instead of him to use that money to fix electricity ...
Stupid people plenty for naija sha ..

adamusuleiman1:

They are only trying to bully Nairalanders from creating topics, especially positive news topics.

Slytiger:

iPOB member. We sight you.

Ojuntana:
Roads are good
But it looks like misplaced priority right now
More so with the shoddy handling of the project award

Max24:

Don't mind those guys. What has Obi done for Otti in Abia upon all the noise he made about Egypt, China and Dubai. They are all arm - chair critics. Let their charity begin in Abia and let's see how good Obi and Otti are Nah mouth Dem go use turn Abia to Dubai. They are still struggling with ordinary Abia after one year but claimed they could transform the whole Nigeria during elections. Nah mouth Dem dey take turn Abia to Dubai ?

Xxxxtentacion2:
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If you like no try get sense nothing concern me and ipob one thing is sure no second tenure for Tinubu...
You can go offline and campaign for Tinubu if you no go chop beating enter that your empty skull...
To you everything is igbo vs Yoruba as sense no dey your brain...

Slytiger:

Go back to school. I can't make any sense out of the hogwash you typed up there.
Atiku is always welcome to continue from where Tinubu stopped.

Xxxxtentacion2:
a robot programmed to type rubbish online...
The only rubbish you understand on this forum is to cause fight between igbos and Yoruba. Aside tribalism your brain has nothing valuable to contribute to this forum...
Try create an intelligent thread that will not be based on tribalism aboki mai suya...

Slytiger:

👇

Xxxxtentacion2:
that's the only thing your sensesless brain can come up with...
I challenge you let's meet in person if you can stand before me...
If e sure for you drop contacts let me offline... You think it's by typing rubbish online...

Xxxxtentacion2:
Wastage of funds....
Instead of him to use that money to fix electricity ...
Stupid people plenty for naija sha ..

Xxxxtentacion2:
that's the only thing your sensesless brain can come up with...
I challenge you let's meet in person if you can stand before me...
If e sure for you drop contacts let me offline... You think it's by typing rubbish online...

Slytiger:

Take your L in peace. Religious bigot.

Xxxxtentacion2:
drop your Whatsapp number...
If you can say pim when you see me offline...
All these ones you are saying is noise..
Which state are you from? Let's meet let me check mate you...