Coastal road not cause of Lagos flooding – Umahi

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed the insinuation that construction of coastal road is the cause of the current flooding ravaging Lagos State.

Umahi dismissed the claims on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

He said the coastal road is instead helping to reduce the flooding.

Speaking on legacy projects, the minister said the government had created over one hundred thousand jobs and stabilized the naira.

He revealed that the 180km by two (360km) Akwa Ibom section of the Lagos- Calabar highway has been awarded.

“Coastal road was raised to the level that no matter the level of flood in the next 30 years, it won’t affect it.

“The road is not the cause of the flooding in Lagos, rather it is reducing it.

“Sokoto-Lagos highway is about 60% completion. President Tinubu believes that infrastructure is a catalyst for other developmental strides.

“None of the opponents can do what the President is currently doing,” the minister said.