The Presidency says the contractor working on the Benin–Agbor–Asaba Expressway is responsible for the road’s poor condition and the gridlock that left motorists stranded for days. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, makes the claim on Channels Television.
Dare argues that the incident reflects a contractor’s failure to meet its obligations, while the Federal Government takes steps to respond once problems are identified. He says stakeholders are deployed to the affected section and action is demanded from the contractor. The outlets also note that Works Minister David Umahi inspected the road in Edo State and apologised to commuters.
While all reports convey the same attribution to the contractor and the claim that the government acted after the public outcry, they differ slightly in emphasis. Nigerian Eye stresses that the Presidency presents the episode as an isolated case and says it should not be used to judge the broader state of federal road projects, adding context about challenges that can occur during the rainy season. Daily Post Nigeria and Vanguard focus more directly on the responsibility assigned to the contractor and the prolonged commuter disruption.
