The contractor handling Olomi-Ayegun-Olojuoro-Ijebu Igbo road Messrs. DC Engr. Limited has apologised for the false claims against the lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe.
This was contained in a video obtained on Wednesday by the Ad-hoc Committee public hearing of the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja where the Managing Director of the company, Engr. Ayoola Oladeji, issued an apology, admitting false allegations against the lawmaker.
Oladeji, during the hearing, publicly admitted the allegations against Akande-Sadipe were unfounded and solely driven by a desire to secure the continuation of their contract.
During one of the sessions conveyed by the Ad-hoc Committee, DC Engineering accused the Federal Government and Akande-Sadipe of inflating the contract sum of the road rehabilitation project in her constituency.
During a session, Oladeji expressed deep regret and acknowledged that his previous stance on the matter was being misguided.
Oladeji further said company had subcontracted the Olomi Olajouro Road (commonly referred to as the Ijebu-Igbo Ita Ibadan Road) to another contractor without approval from the Ministry of Works.
This revelation raised serious concerns about the handling of the road project, one of the most alarming disclosures was the project’s extended timeline.
The project initially scheduled for completion within two years has extended into its fifth year.
Despite receiving a full payment of 1.4 billion Naira as mobilisation fee from the Ministry, the project faced ongoing delays and insufficient progress with another N500 million paid to DC recently.