Sunday December 7, 2025
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The Federal Government has terminated the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Road project, just as it promised a minimum of 10 minutes emergency response time, relief stations and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the 71.4-kilometre segment, part of the 750-kilometre sections 3a and 3b of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.
For raising funding challenges and claims that he had not received any mobilisation from the ministry as a reason for the slow progress on Calabar-Odukpani-Itu Road project, which includes a spur to Ididep Itam and Ikot Ekpene, the contractor Messrs Raycon and Company (Nigeria) Limited got more than he bargained for; an on-the-spot termination of the 9.7-kilometre contract was issued to him by the Works minister, Engr Dave Umahi.
The minister had raised concerns over the slow progress and reminded the contractor that the Ministry’s policy requires contractors to report to the site and achieve a reasonable level of work certified before mobilisation funds are released.
Works minister Engr Dave Umahi, who made these commitments during an inspection of the road project on Saturday, December 6, also commended the contractor, Messrs Hitech Africa Construction Company, for a job well done by maintaining quality standards, utilising advanced equipment, and employing skilled workers.
In a statement issued by Director of Press and Public Affairs of the ministry, Mohammed Ahmed, the minister expressed satisfaction that the contractor completed section one, Phase one (Ahmadu Bello Way-Eleko Village) in Lagos State, in June 2025, ahead of schedule, with the ceremony presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
The two projects were flagged off in April 2025.
