February 8, 2025

FG Gives April Deadline for Completion of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Threatens to Take Over Unfinished Sections

 

 

The Federal Government will take over any section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway not completed by April.

 

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, said further delays will not be allowed. He spoke after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday.

 

He said: “We are poised to take over some parts of the route if they are not completed by April because we need to commission that project.”

 

The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project, valued at N213 billion, was divided into two phases.

 

Umahi said N30 billion is needed to complete the remaining sections, including an 8.55-kilometer stretch of the Lagos-bound carriageway.

 

“The contract value of what is left is about N4 billion and then the Lagos-bound is about 8.55 kilometres and this is what we re-scoped.

 

“That amount is N22 billion so you technically have about N30 billion, even though the total value of the project is N213 billion.

 

“But don’t forget that what is needed to complete that route is N30 billion,” the minister said.

 

FEC approved 14 major road contracts worth N242.148 billion across different states.

 

One of the projects approved is the Agaye-Kachia-Baro Road in Niger State, awarded to Messrs GR Building Construction Limited at N22 billion.

 

In Ogun State, Messrs HMF Construction Limited will handle the Abeokuta-Ajibo spur to Iyana Mosa Road for N10.89 billion.

 

Niger Cat has been awarded N9.33 billion to construct the Inoma-Iyaka-Abaji section of the Ibaji-Odulu-Ajibu Road in Anambra State.

 

For the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the remaining sections will be completed by RCC and Arab Contractors, with N30 billion allocated to finalise the outstanding work.

 

Umahi said FEC stepped down a proposal for the construction of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) headquarters, directing further research before reconsideration.

 

Credit: Bolaji Ogundele (The Nations)

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