Umahi Leads Urgent Intervention on Benin-Agbor-Asaba, Ifaki-Kabba-Ado Ekiti Roads
By Onu Okorie
The Federal Government has ordered immediate intervention on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road and the Ifaki-Kabba-Ado Ekiti road following growing hardship faced by motorists and commuters using the critical corridors.
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had directed the Federal Ministry of Works to urgently restore movement on the affected roads and take corrective measures to address their worsening conditions.
Umahi expressed concern over the plight of road users who have reportedly spent several hours and, in some cases, days stranded on the routes.
“President Tinubu, GCFR, has directed the Federal Ministry of Works to urgently intervene and ensure that necessary corrective actions are taken to restore movement on the affected roads as quickly as possible,” the minister said.
In response to the directive, Umahi directed the Minister of State for Works to lead a team of ministry officials to the Ifaki-Kabba-Ado Ekiti axis in Ekiti and Kogi states to assess the situation and commence emergency remedial works.
The ministry said officials were already on the ground as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to begin the intervention.
While the team moved into Ekiti and Kogi states, Umahi travelled to Benin, Edo State, alongside members of the National Assembly Works Committees to coordinate a similar intervention on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road.
The meeting in Benin is expected to involve representatives of the Edo and Delta state governments as well as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The stakeholders are expected to work out immediate measures to ease the difficulties being experienced by motorists and commuters along the strategic corridor.
Umahi also accepted responsibility for the situation on the affected roads and apologised to commuters who had been stranded or subjected to prolonged delays.
He assured road users that the Federal Government’s response would not be limited to temporary relief, saying immediate interventions would be pursued alongside permanent solutions to restore the roads and improve their long-term reliability.
The latest intervention comes amid increasing pressure on the Federal Government to address deteriorating sections of major highways that serve as vital links between communities, commercial centres and states.