Coastal road not cause of Lagos flooding – Umahi

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed the insinuation that operation of coastal roadworthy is the origin of the existent flooding ravaging Lagos State.

Umahi dismissed the claims on Tuesday when helium featured successful an interrogation connected Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

He said the coastal roadworthy is alternatively helping to trim the flooding.

Speaking connected bequest projects, the curate said the authorities had created implicit 1 100 1000 jobs and stabilized the naira.

He revealed that the 180km by 2 (360km) Akwa Ibom conception of the Lagos- Calabar road has been awarded.

“Coastal roadworthy was raised to the level that nary substance the level of flood successful the adjacent 30 years, it won’t impact it.

“The roadworthy is not the origin of the flooding successful Lagos, alternatively it is reducing it.

“Sokoto-Lagos road is astir 60% completion. President Tinubu believes that infrastructure is simply a catalyst for different developmental strides.

“None of the opponents tin bash what the President is presently doing,” the curate said.

Coastal roadworthy not origin of Lagos flooding – Umahi