The contractor handling the 260-meter road project sponsored by Ogun East Senator Gbenga Daniel in Sagamu has accepted the engineering standards set by the Ogun State Government.

In a letter dated September 26, 2025, and addressed to the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ade Akinsanya, the contractor, Minim and Tonye, said it had been directed by the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) to “commence the drainage works with the drainage specifications recommended by the Ogun Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.”

The letter, signed by the contractor’s Director, Abimbola Ayodeji, confirmed that the drainage dimension will be a “600mm x 600mm RC drain with Grade 25 concrete in order to be in uniformity with the existing drainage.”

Earlier this month, the Ogun State Government had ordered the contractor to suspend work until it obtained proper regulatory approval. It said the drawings initially submitted by the company did not meet the Federal Ministry of Works (FMW) standard for road design.

In its September 22, 2025 correspondence, the government listed several observations and asked the contractor to correct them before resubmitting.

The ministry stressed that “concrete binding should be of Grade 20,” while the reinforced concrete base, walks, and deck must use “a minimum of Grade 25, with a high yield tensile strength of not less than 460 N/mm².”

It also instructed the company to use a “220mm thick reinforced concrete pavement of not less than Grade 35 concrete, preferably Grade 40 concrete,” instead of the 150mm, Grade 20 concrete it had proposed. The stone base, it added, should “preferably be 200mm.”

Beyond this, the contractor was directed to submit a full layout with elevations, grades, reinforcement details, a list of engineering materials, material testing for quality assurance, and relevant design codes.

With the contractor now agreeing to these standards, the Ogun State Ministry of Works says the road project can move forward once the revised plans are approved.

Contractor succumbs, agrees to Ogun’s specifications on OGD road project