Kelvin Enyam, Special Assistant to Gov. Bassey Otu on Student Affairs, has urged young people and community leaders to protect infrastructure along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.
Enyam made the call on Monday in Nsit Atai, Akwa Ibom, while leading student leaders on a tour of the highway’s Akwa Ibom section.
Enyam, who is also Convener of the Community of Comrades, South-South, said the student leaders were satisfied with the quality of the work.
He urged young people and other residents of communities along the route to take ownership of the project and protect its infrastructure from vandalism.
Enyam said the coastal highway would bring significant economic benefits to the affected communities and states.
“The highway will be of huge economic benefit to the nation at large, so it must be safeguarded,” he said.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for the significant investment in the highway’s construction.
Enyam said the student community in the South-South would support Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections.
During the tour, Mr Vincent Okoduwa, the Federal Controller of Works in Akwa Ibom, said nine of the 41 kilometres in the state’s section of the highway had been completed.
Okoduwa added that nine kilometres of Section 3A had been completed, with solar-powered streetlights installed.
He said the Federal Government was satisfied with the quality of the materials used by the contractors.
“The highway is being built with continuously reinforced concrete pavement, which is known to be more durable than asphalt.
“You can see that we have concrete poles that are about nine metres long. We also have solar lights with a 300-watt lighting system.
“The aim is to beautify and light up this place at night. This will also help vehicular movement,” he said.
Mr Jonny Dib, Construction Manager at Hitech Construction Company, said the materials used on the road were of a very high standard.
Dib said all materials used in the construction underwent quality assurance testing.
He said the company had received full cooperation from the host communities and that there had been no disruption to its work.
