A former vice president Atiku Abubakar says the awarding of the contract for the Lagos-Calabar coastal road was rushed, accusing President Bola Tinubu of having a personal interest in the project.Atiku made the claim in a Sunday statement by his media aide Paul Ibe, saying Nigeria has other priorities instead of the construction project.
“To add insult to injury, this project that is being done in excess of $13bn was awarded without a competitive bidding,” Atiku said. “Investors are seeing how local businesses are being treated and will not come to a place where their investments will not be protected,” the statement read.
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