The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that the ministry had formally invited the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to audit all ongoing and completed federal road projects across the 36 states and the FCT.
Umahi, who made this disclosure during the reopening of the repaired Keffi Flyover in Nasarawa State on Thursday, 4 December, 2025, said the step was aimed at enhancing transparency, restoring public confidence, and ensuring that payments reflect actual work done.
“I wrote to ICPC and submitted all the projects of Mr President and the Ministry of Works from the day I assumed office. We asked them to go through all the states and verify those projects. This is the first of its kind.
“We have also sent the same list to EFCC. We are very transparent in what we are doing under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” lthe Minister said, just as he also said the government was introducing an online platform for real-time monitoring of project status to allow citizens to track progress and raise concerns.
During the formal reopening of the Keffi Flyover, which collapsed on July 4 after a truck conveying an excavator damaged its structural components, Umahi commended the swift response of the President, revealing that the funds for the emergency works were released within 24 hours of the incident.
“Within 24 hours of briefing him, Mr President released the money for this bridge. It’s unprecedented,” he said.
The repaired flyover—an essential link between Abuja and Nasarawa—required reconstruction of the beam, parapet, and walkway, alongside the installation of a new gantry crash-prevention system.
Technical officials from the Federal Ministry of Works confirmed that the structure was now ready for public use, with safety systems already stopping attempted truck collisions.
The Minister also defended the pace of work on the Abuja–Kano Road, describing recent public criticism as unfair. He said the original contract design was flawed and had been modified to include full concrete shoulders, adding that sections covering over 44 kilometres had been completed with existing funding.
Sections one and three now have about eight kilometres of completed concrete pavement, while a solar-lit 12-kilometre extension around Kano is nearing completion.
Umahi repeated his commitment to quality and transparency, saying stringent monitoring, concrete pavement technology, and tolling reforms would help Nigeria achieve durable roads and better cost efficiency.
He said the government was implementing a rigorous defect-liability regime, maintaining a 2.5 per cent retention fee until contractors demonstrated full compliance.
