- President Bola Tinubu has revealed that there was a long-time relationship between him and Gilbert Chagoury, the chairman of HiTech Company handling the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway
- The president made the revelation during the flag-off of the road in Lagos on Sunday, May 27, adding that they tamed the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos together
- Tinubu’s revelation came three weeks after Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate in 2023, alleged that the contract was awarded to HiTech because the president’s son was part of the company’s board
Oniru, Lagos – President Bola Tinubu has admitted to having a long-time relationship with Gilbert Chagoury, the owner of the HiTech Company handling the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, three weeks after Atiku Abubakar’s allegation of conflict of interest on the contract.
The former vice president, in a statement on Monday, May 6, alleged that there was a conflict of interest in the project because President Tinubu’s son was a board member of HiTech and that the federal government only awarded the contract because of the relationship the president and Chagoury.
