- The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has condemned the federal government over the new Lagos-Calabar highway construction
- Obi stated that the budget for the project in question is defective and needs to be reviewed before proceeding
- The former Anambra governor mentioned that there are many abandoned projects that could be completed with the funds being used to start another one, which may also not be completed soon
The two-term former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has criticised the federal government’s newly launched project that would see a highway constructed from Lagos to Cross Rivers state.
Obi stated that the funds could be put to better use if channeled into the rehabilitation of wrecked roads across the country.
