According to a statement from the Federal Government, this coming Saturday will mark the start of the demolition of buildings located inside the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road’s right-of-way.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Korede Keisha, reportedly revealed this during a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, according to Channels Television on Thursday.

Keisha invited every homeowner whose home has been designated for demolition to come to the ministry’s Lagos secretariat so that any necessary procedures may be addressed.

She announced that on Saturday, the demolition crew would start removing the properties that were marked.

Keisha said, “So this press briefing is just to create awareness for all those that may be involved or have one or two things to do along that project corridor.

“We’ve sent out demolition notices to as many as are within the right of way and we are using this medium now to say that everyone that has any concern within that corridor and have been served, the secretariat is opened to them from today, 3pm.

“We are welcoming them from today till tomorrow. Whatever you have to do along that axis, and then we’ve come to you and marked you down for demolition, we are asking that you see us at the secretariat from today till tomorrow evening.

“Thereafter, demolition squad will move to action by Saturday morning for the first three kilometres.”

The minister added, “For the first three kilometres, anything within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be dropped down from Saturday morning.

“So, I want to use this medium to reach out to as many as we cannot put calls across to, that this will go a long way to let them know that their issues will be sorted out between today and tomorrow.

“Especially if you are within zero to three kilometres of the projects and you have been marked. You have been identified as standing in the right of way of the project corridors.”

According to recent disclosures made by Minister of Works Dave Umahi, the building of the Lagos-Calabar coastal route is anticipated to take eight years and cost N4 billion per kilometer.

The 700 km Lagos-Calabar coastal route is expected to be built for N15 trillion, with each kilometer costing N4 billion.

With stops along the way in Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states, it is intended to link Lagos and Cross River.