Ogun State Blasts Gbenga Daniel Over Road Stop-Work Order, Demands Adherence to Due Process

The political feud between the Ogun State Government and former Governor, now Senator, Gbenga Daniel, has intensified following a fierce public rebuke from the state administration over a stop-work order issued on a Sagamu road project.

The Ogun State Government, through the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Kayode Akinmade, strongly condemned Senator Daniel’s criticism of Governor Dapo Abiodun, describing the Senator’s comments as “reckless and misleading.”

The controversy stems from the state Ministry of Works issuing a stop-work directive on the ongoing rehabilitation of the 260-metre Paddy Arikawe Oye-Igbimo Road in Sagamu, a constituency project facilitated by the Senator. The government confirmed the order was issued on the grounds that the contractor, Minim and Tonye Nigeria Limited, had commenced work without obtaining the necessary permits and clearance from the state government, a violation of due process.

“Only a mind bent on mischief will describe adherence to due process as obstruction,” Akinmade stated. “A genuine statesman would comply with established processes rather than attempt to impose shoddy and unsafe engineering works on the people.”

The government insisted that the road is a state facility and that proper documentation is mandatory for coordination and quality control, citing the example that even the state must seek Federal Government approval before intervening on federal roads.

However, Senator Daniel’s media office strongly rejected the state’s reasoning, labeling the stop-work order as “counterproductive and premeditated.” His aide alleged that the action was politically motivated, deliberately designed to sabotage the former governor’s developmental efforts and deny the people of Ogun East Senatorial District the benefits of federal interventions.

The state government, in its response, accused Senator Daniel of constantly stirring controversy and attempting to disregard the rule of law, while affirming that the Abiodun administration would not compromise public safety or due process to satisfy the “whims of a single individual.”