Tinubu built Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road for himself - Amaechi

The vice presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road.

Fielding questions in an interview on Channels Television's 'Sunrise Daily' on Tuesday, Amaechi said the President did not build the road for Nigerians.

According to him, Tinubu built coastal road because of the benefits he will get from it.

He spoke while comparing the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari with the current administration.

"If there was stealing in Buhari's government, can you compare it to what is going on now? What is going on now is what I call Alibaba and the 40 thieves," Amaechi said.

The former Minister of Transportation further stated that corruption under Buhari was bad, but what is happening under Tinubu is worse.

He said the level of stealing in the present government has passed what Nigerians saw before.

Amaechi said the coastal road project is one of the examples, stressing that the project was not done in the interest of the people, but in the interest of the president and his friends.

The former Rivers State governor added that Nigerians are suffering while a few people are sharing the country's money.

He warned that if the country continues like this, the people will pay the price while the leaders enjoy.

Amaechi called on Nigerians to open their eyes and ask questions about how public projects are awarded and how public money is spent.

Tinubu built Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road for himself - Amaechi