A’Ibom Group Backs Lagos–Calabar Highway, Rejects Claims Of Opposition

A’Ibom Group Backs Lagos–Calabar Highway, Rejects Claims Of Opposition

…Says Caution Notice Warned Against Land Racketeering, Not Development The Ekid ethnic group in Akwa Ibom State has distanced itself from claims that it opposes the construction of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. The group’s position followed recent remarks by Governor Umo Eno, who expressed anger over allegations that Ekid people had vowed to stop the ongoing construction of the coastal highway through the Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve. The gr…