Search Light on Edo State Assets Verification Committee
By Yesuf Imo
The following companies ought to be probed for alleged massive fraud perpetrated in collusion with the former Permanent Secretary, Engr Bob Enabulele.
1. JEZUWA NIG LTD
This company is accused of perpetrating massive contract fraud at the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, with the proceeds allegedly going to the Permanent Secretary. He provided 1.5 billion in the last election, and there is evidence that he transferred large sums to Bureau Du Change operators for election purposes from the account where payments were made.
Some of the contracts by Jezuwa Nig Ltd are as follows:
1. Rehabilitate the Okada Road (Benin – Lagos Road Junction) to Ovoranmwen Primary School, cutting across Ovia North East and South West LGAs. This road has no known length and dimension, and was awarded to divert funds. Findings and Notes: Kindly request the BEME details and proceed to measure the physical work on the ground.
2. Rehabilitation of 4.06km roads within New Benin/King Square Axis (Lot 7) including Forestry Road – Upper Forestry Road, Iyobosa Lane and Iyobosa Street, Owina Street Off Sakponba Road, Igun Lane, 1st African Lane and Ewaekpe Road, Benin City. Note that the BEME should be requested and all roads claimed to have been done should be measured. It is estimated that 400m has been added to this road, but the total length is not up to the length on BEME. #400m
3. Rehabilitation of Failed Portions on Some Critical Roads and Road Junctions on Roads in Benin City. NOTES: Ask for the BEME and measure against what is claimed to have been done. Massive fraud was perpetrated here.
Final Note: Kindlt Request for all Contracts Awarded to JEZUWA NIG LTD from 2021 till date. Measure road length and width and compare with BEME length and width. Proceeds of all the alleged frauds committed with the former Permanent Secretary is being used to build a batching plant around the bye pass on your way to Warri.
ASTRA PACIFIC LTD
This company was registered in 2023, and without prior road construction experience, it has benefitted from the alleged massive fraud that took place under Ferguson Enabulele as Permanent Secretary. He allegedly brought in this company, and all roads done by this firm have fraud enveloped in it. This company got contracts in less than one year of over #5 billion.
One of such road is the asphalt overlay of the former Deputy Governor’s road on Aideyan, which was combined with the rehabilitation of Oko Central Road, which is equally asphalt overlap. The contract value is about #800M before rate review, and the BEME length is 2.83km, but the physical length on the ground is 1.93km. They should be made to refund money collected for the balance length, which was fraudulently added as well during the sum added for rate review. While Oko Central is 1km in length, Aideyan is 930 meters.
NOTE: All roads done by this company have additional length added, which was never done. Measurement will reveal a lot by getting all contract documents for this company and measuring the same against BEME
COHFA GLOBAL HI-TECH LTD
This is one of the companies being used by the former Ps for alleged fraudulent practices, and a lot of fraud was perpetracted using this company
Rehabilitation of 9.77km Roads within Ugbowo Axis (Lot 9) comprising Uwasota Road, Uwelu Road (Including Mini Storm Water), Uselu Lagos Road Service Lane, 2nd Federal Road to Edaiken Primary School Road, S&T Barracks Road, Aken-Usifo Street, Moye Street, Aibalegbe Street, Okokhuo Junction, Benin City
On the above road, the majority were asphalt overlay, and some were not even touched. Kindly check the % of work done by this company and the amount paid and measure as well as the actual length of the road on the ground. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE FACT THAT AIBALEGBE STREET WAS AWARDED TO JEZUWA NIG LTD BY ENGR ENABULELE FOR ASPHALT OVERLAY. CHECK ALL THE STREET MENTIONED and verify what has been done against what is on BEME. They started running to site few days ago because APC won. AIBALEGBE is the road leading to Engr Ferguson Enabulele’s residence And his hotel.
Desiltation and maintenance of Flood Water Receptacles in LOT 3 (Ugbowo – Oluku Road Axis) within Benin city Metropolis.
NOTE: Nothing was done.
Rehabilitation of Failed Sections on Osaro Idah Avenue, Chief Odua Avenue, and part of Ogumwenyin Road.NOTE: Measure length against BEME length
Rehabilitation of Failed Portions on Some Critical Roads and Road Junctions on Roads in Benin City. NOTE: details of all the roads under this contract should be provided to see the fraud that was perpetrated under it. Get BEME and proceed to measure all.
REQUEST FOR ALL CONTRACTS AWARDED TO THE UNDERLISTED AND PROCEED TO MEASURE PHYSICAL WORK against what is on the BEME.
AIROS SYNERGY
OSKING LTD
SEAHAWK SOLUTIONS AND LOGISTICS
PLYCON NIG LTD
IZOCH GLOBAL
GLATRICO NIG LTD
BOOGIE VENTURES
SKAFF ENGINEERING
Over #10 billion naira was perpetrated and added which was shared between the PS Engr Enabulele and some companies
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Most of the statewide roads and spot improvements can be measured. Spots improvement done in the last 2 yrs. will still show a sharp difference. Check the width and length of each spot and calculate to know what was paid for in all this projects. REQUEST TO SEE HOW THE BILL ONE WAS PAID either to the Ministry’s Rep and how same was utilized.
SOME JOBS WERE AWARDED TO JEZUWA NIG LTD, ASTRA PACIFIC AND COFHA that were not published on the procurement site. IPC for all contractors mentioned will show you a big difference between what is on ground and the fraud that was written on the BEME.
SKAFF engineering that handled the Sobe – Sabogida Road had the BEME length to be 22km, but the physical job done when you measure is about 19KM. What happened to the extra 3km that was paid for?
This was what happened to the contractors he was collecting kick back from along with the supervising engineers.