Oshiomhole Faces Questions Over N675Million Edo Projects, Whereabouts Of 11 Transformers –Report | Sahara Reporters

In a report released on the projects, MonITNG said it tracked the two Federal Government projects in Edo North and found discrepancies that require urgent investigation.

A civic technology organisation, MonITNG, has demanded that Senator Adams Oshiomhole account for two Federal Government projects worth ₦675 million in Edo North Senatorial District of Edo State, including an allegedly abandoned ₦125 million classroom project and a ₦550 million transformer project involving 11 transformers whose locations and installation remain unclear.

The organisation said its tracking of the projects revealed serious questions about transparency, project execution and the use of public funds, including an allegedly abandoned classroom project and the whereabouts of 11 transformers reportedly procured for communities across the district.

In a report released on the projects, MonITNG said it tracked the two Federal Government projects in Edo North and found discrepancies that require urgent investigation.

According to MonITNG, the first project, Code ERGP20260482, involves the construction of blocks of classrooms at Anglican Grammar School, Igarra, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.

“The project is valued at ₦125 million and is under the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, with the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), Lagos, as the implementing agency,” MonITNG said.

The organisation said that despite the project being listed as “NEW”, its field tracking showed that the project has been abandoned.

It added that records on GovSpend, a digital platform by BudgIT Foundation that tracks daily payments of public spending by the Nigerian government, showed that ₦34,177,125.68, representing 30 per cent mobilisation, was released to the contractor, Enyis Global Systems & Power Ltd on May 10, 2026.

“However, the level of work observed at the project site does not appear to correspond with the amount already released,” the organisation said.

MonITNG also raised concerns over a second project, Code ERGP20260491, involving the procurement and distribution of transformers across Edo North.

“The second project, ERGP20260491, is the procurement and distribution of 500/300KVA transformers across Edo North Senatorial District,” the organisation said.

The project, according to the organisation, is valued at ₦550 million and is being implemented by the Energy Commission of Nigeria.

“GovSpend records show that ₦135,818,398.26 was released [also to Enyis Global Systems & Power Ltd] on 30 March 2026 as 30% mobilisation for the procurement and installation of 7 units of 500KVA and 4 units of 300KVA transformers at specified locations across Edo North,” MonITNG said.

However, the organisation questioned whether the transformers were actually delivered and installed, noting that several communities in the senatorial district continue to experience poor electricity supply.

“Yet, communities across Edo North continue to suffer from inadequate electricity supply,” it said.

“This raises a very important question: Where exactly were these 11 transformers delivered and installed?”

MonITNG called on Senator Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North in the National Assembly, to account to “the people of Edo North for these projects and provide clear details of the locations where the transformers were delivered, the contractors involved, evidence of delivery and installation, and the communities currently benefiting from them”.

It stressed that residents of the senatorial district deserved transparency and that government spending must result in tangible benefits for citizens.

The organisation asked relevant oversight and anti-corruption agencies to investigate the payments for the projects and verify their status.

“₦675 million has been allocated to these two projects. Edo North deserves answers,” MonITNG said.

SaharaReporters’ checks on the GovSpend platform also confirmed the ₦34,177,125.68 and ₦135,818,398.26, 30 per cent mobilisation each, released to the contractor, Enyis Global Systems & Power Ltd, on May 10 and March 30, 2026, respectively.