{"id":173388,"date":"2025-08-11T12:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/egoh-slams-amaechi-on-lagos-calabar-coastal-road-project"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:54:30","slug":"egoh-slams-amaechi-on-lagos-calabar-coastal-road-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/egoh-slams-amaechi-on-lagos-calabar-coastal-road-project","title":{"rendered":"Egoh Slams Amaechi on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Oghene Egoh, has criticised former Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, over his comments on the Federal Government\u2019s Lagos\u2013Calabar coastal road project.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi, a former presidential aspirant, had reportedly described the coastal road as a fraudulent project, saying he would terminate it if elected President.<\/p>\n<p>But Egoh, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represented Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that Amaechi\u2019s comment was in bad taste.<\/p>\n<p>Egoh, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2024, said Amaechi had no moral ground to condemn the project, noting that the former minister failed to deliver similar initiatives while in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmaechi did not do enough for the South-South when he was Minister of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, he focused on building a railway to the Niger Republic, neglecting critical infrastructure in the Niger Delta,\u201d Egoh said.<\/p>\n<p>He described the Lagos\u2013Calabar coastal road as a transformational project that would boost trade, strengthen inter-state relations, and drive economic growth across the South-South and Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the initiative will create jobs, improve transport links, and foster national integration.<\/p>\n<p>Egoh also commended President Bola Tinubu\u2019s \u201cbold and decisive\u201d policies, including the removal of fuel subsidies, saying they would yield long-term benefits despite current economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHunger in the land is a temporary challenge. Already, we are seeing a drop in the prices of rice and tomatoes. With time, other food commodities will follow suit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the administration was empowering farmers to guarantee food security and reduce dependence on imports.<\/p>\n<p>Egoh urged Nigerians to be patient and support the government\u2019s reforms, stressing that \u201cwhat previous administrations could not achieve, President Tinubu is achieving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Oghene Egoh, has criticised former Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, over his comments on the Federal Government\u2019s Lagos\u2013Calabar coastal road project. Amaechi, a former presidential aspirant, had reportedly described the coastal road as a fraudulent project, saying he would terminate it if elected President. But [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":173387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[250,18326,13369,254],"class_list":["post-173388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-amaechi","tag-egoh","tag-lagos-calabar","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Egoh Slams Amaechi on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road Project - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former House of Representatives member, Hon. 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