Funso Doherty, the candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last Lagos gubernatorial election, has dragged the federal government, the Bureau of Public Procurement and HiTech Construction to court over the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.
The lawsuit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos has the Attorney General of the Federation, BPP, and HiTech as the first, second, and third defendants respectively.
Funso who had earlier served pre-action notices to the parties, argued that the award of the project violated the Public Procurement Act and the Environmental Impact Assessment Act.
He said, “Our lawsuit challenges the awarding of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road contract and the initiation of construction, arguing that these actions violate the Public Procurement Act and the Environmental Impact Assessment Act.
“We contend that the actions of the government ministries and agencies involved are unlawful and pose a significant risk to life and property in Lagos and beyond. Additionally, with this project’s vast scope, these actions threaten our economic and political institutions and should not be left unchecked,” Doherty stated.
However, a declaration that the award of the first two sections of the Lagos- Calabar Coastal Highway Project by the Federal Ministry of Works to the 3rd Defendant without subjecting same to open competitive bidding is unlawful and void, being in breach of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
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