High Cost Forces Route Change, Excludes Ondo from Initial Routing Plan

Ondo State has reportedly been dropped from the planned route of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after concerns over the cost of restoring the original alignment. Minister of Works David Umahi says President Bola Tinubu approved an inland diversion because of the high cost, 100-metre pits and flooding risks along the coastal corridor. Political and social analyst Gerald Katchy joins the conversation. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel:    / newscentraltvafrica   for more videos Follow News Central on: Facebook:   / newscentralafrica   Twitter:   / newscentraltv   Instagram:   / newscentraltv   LinkedIn:   / feed   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@newscentraltv TikTok:   / newscentraltv   WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4T... For more content, visit: https://newscentraltv.com #NewsCentral #Nigeria #Politics #AfricaFirst #Africa #News #WestAfrica #ECOWAS #Government #Governance