The Federal Government’s decision to rename the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after President Bola Tinubu has triggered backlash, with critics accusing the administration of personalising public infrastructure and promoting sycophancy.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the renaming on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja, making the coastal highway the sixth public facility to be named after Tinubu since he assumed office in 2023.
In May 2024, the National Assembly renamed its library the Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu Building, while the Nigeria Immigration Service named its Command and Control Centre in Abuja the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex in December 2024.
Similarly, the Nigerian Army named its newly completed barracks in Asokoro after the President in January 2025, while the Federal Government approved the establishment of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Abuja.
In June 2025, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory renamed the Abuja International Conference Centre the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre.
