The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed criticism from the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Mr. Donald Duke, that the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway would not extend beyond Epe in Lagos State, saying the project has already reached Ogun State. The Presidency said the former Cross River State governor’s criticism was politically motivated and not rooted in fact. Donald Duke was governor of Cross River State from 1999 to 2007 and was also the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in 2019. Reacting to the comment attributed to Duke — that the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway would not go beyond Lagos — the Presidency said the PRP candidate’s remarks were in poor taste.’ “While Duke was saying on TV that the Coastal Highway won’t go beyond Epe, the project has reached Ogun State, and work is ongoing on the Ondo and Akwa Ibom State sections of the coastal road.”