The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, had disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved a 100km stretch of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to pass through Edo State.

Umahi said this during the Independence Day gala night in Benin, Edo State capital.

He said the state was not part of the original alignment for the project conceived about 47 years ago by Tinubu.

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“The president called me and said this project must pass through Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. That is why we are here.

“Your Excellency, the president has given you 100km of the two lanes of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway,” Umahi said.

Umahi lauded Governor Monday Okpebholo for his intervention in some critical projects.

While describing the Benin-Sapele-Warri highway as a deathtrap for motorists, Umahi applauded the quality of work done by the contractor, CBC, and directed the Federal Controller of Works in Edo to provide him with daily updates on progress at the site.

Governor Okpebholo, on his part, commended the president for including Edo in the coastal highway project and for ongoing improvements on federal roads in the state.

He described the gesture as proof of Tinubu’s love for the people of Edo and urged residents to support the president’s re-election in 2027.

Okpebholo said that his administration was committed to transforming infrastructure in the state.