Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has faulted former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke's claim that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is unbuildable because of the swampy terrain in the Niger Delta, citing roads and bridges constructed in similar conditions in his state.

Mr Diri, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Daniel Alabrah, and shared on Wednesday by the Bayelsa State Government's new media platform, said Mr Duke's criticism did not reflect developments in infrastructure construction in the region.

Mr Duke who is the presidential candidate for the Peoples Redemption Party in the 2027 general elections, described the proposed highway as unbuildable in an interview on Arise News, arguing that the swa...