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Udo-Ofunama-Ajakurama road: official approved procurement and audit documents,

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The official approved procurement and audit documents for the Benin-Udo-Ofunama-Ajakurama road reveal that the project has been bogged down by severe procedural violations, unvouched expenses, and shifting contract variations.Because the project spans multiple jurisdictions—originally captured under the Federal Government via the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and later flagged for intervention by the Edo State Government—the critical details of the approved contract documents are structured into distinct phases and audit findings:1. The Core Procurement & Contract Document DetailsOriginal Award Date: The federal contract for the Udo–Ofunama road was officially approved and awarded on April 20, 2012.Timeline Constraint: The document stipulated a strict completion timeline of 86 weeks from the date the initial mobilization fee was disbursed.Financial Value: According to parliamentary testimonies and agency records, the total contract value at the time of its initial major award stood at approximately ₦6 Billion.Phased Scope of Work:Phase 1: Direct construction and asphalting of the main corridor from Udo to Ofunama.Phase 2: Extension of the asphaltic network to clear out isolated Egbema communities—specifically linking Jamagie, Gbeoba, Ugbolukanga, Abere, and Ajakurama—and engineering a crucial bridge to cross over from Ofunama to Ogbinbiri.2. Federal Audit Findings & Infractions DocumentOfficial government assessment papers and project verification audits conducted on the site exposed a massive breach of "due process" guidelines:The 35% Standstill: Audit tracking records demonstrated that despite the timeline expiring years ago, the contractor had only attained a 35% completion stage before completely abandoning the site.Unjustified Compensation: The approved contract sheets surprisingly included financial outlays for "road compensation." Government auditors officially flagged this, noting that because the Udo–Ofunama road was already a pre-existing route, paying out public funds for land/property compensation was completely illegal.Misallocated Funds: The documentation showed an official interim payment of ₦268,895,797.59 disbursed on March 22, 2018. Out of this sum, ₦148,650,000.00 was specifically diverted for the purchase of three luxury project vehicles and unnecessary compensation packages instead of direct asphalt overlaying.3. State Government Legislative DocumentsParallel documents from the Edo State House of Assembly Committee on Works show separate legislative reviews for tracking local development:The 12% Discrepancy: While NDDC paperwork listed the total progress further down, Edo State Ministry of Works documents tracked an alternative state-scoped segment, recording that only 12 percent of the physical earthwork was structurally completed.Scope Verification Order: Parliamentary oversight documents ordered an immediate spatial verification of the 9.9-kilometre measurement specified in the state-level paperwork to ensure the sub-contractors did not shortchange state budgeting.*

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