The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to retain the original route of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as approved by the Federal Executive Council.
Speaking at a news conference in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the council insisted that the highway should pass through Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states as originally planned.
The IYC warned that excluding the affected states from the coastal route could have political consequences for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council called on the Federal Government to clarify its plans and ensure that the Niger Delta states receive their expected share of the project’s .