Donald Duke says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is unfeasible
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River State and a candidate for the People’s Redemption Party, considers the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway unfeasible because of its cost and swampy terrain. He responded to Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri during a television interview, Vanguard reports.
Donald Duke, former governor of Nigeria’s Cross River State, considers the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project unfeasible because of its cost and the swampy terrain it would have to cross in Bayelsa State. He defended this position in an interview on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday, Vanguard reports.
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri had criticised Duke’s earlier comments about the difficulties of building the road in his state. Duke called him a “local champion” in response to his criticism.
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