Project Realignment: Makinde’s campaign organisation demands audit of ₦15trn Lagos-Calabar highway

The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has demanded an independent audit of the ₦15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, accusing the federal government of failing to ensure transparency in the procurement and execution of the contract.

The organisation also called on the government to publish engineering assessments, alternative-route analyses, cost implications and details of payments made on the project following the announcement of a realignment of part of the highway in Ondo State.

Questions over contract cost The organisation said the government should explain whether the route adjustment would reduce the project’s overall cost and disclose how much had been spent so far.