CSLS urges National Assembly to give ACJA amendment bill speedy passage

The Centre for Social Justice (CSLS) has called on the National Assembly to provide the ACJA Amendment Bill with speedy and thorough consideration, according to Premium Times.

Separately, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) presidential candidate, Arch. Peter Agada, has requested that the National Assembly summon the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Agada questioned the ₦15.6 trillion cost of the 770-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, describing the price tag as excessive.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that Agada argued the government must provide a clear breakdown of the project's cost and explain how it was determined to ensure transparency. He compared the highway's estimated $11.2 billion cost to other major African projects, noting that the 10,000-kilometre Cairo-Cape Town Trans-African Highway is estimated at $3 billion, while the Cape Town-Dakar corridor is estimated between $4 billion and $5 billion despite covering a greater distance.

Agada challenged the Federal Ministry of Works to publish the cost per kilometre and the Environmental Impact Assessment report for the mangrove corridor.

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