Ondo Coastal Highway: ADC candidate challenges Umahi
…Akingunola alleges route change breaches procurement rules By Dayo Johnson AKURE: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, Hon. Niyi Akingunola, has questioned the…
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a federal road project spanning several coastal states, championed by Works Minister Dave Umahi as a flagship infrastructure scheme meant to improve connectivity along Nigeria's southern coastline. Like many large federal road contracts, it has drawn scrutiny over award processes, environmental concerns and route selection, with questions in the past about compliance with the Public Procurement Act, which requires competitive bidding and due process for government contracts above certain thresholds.
In this case, Niyi Akingunola, the African Democratic Congress candidate for Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, has publicly challenged the project's management, alleging that a change in the highway's route through Ondo State violates procurement rules. Both Vanguard and Punch report the allegation similarly, framing it as a direct challenge to Umahi, though neither outlet's headline or dek details the specific sections of the Procurement Act allegedly breached, the exact nature of the route change, or whether the ministry has responded to the claims.