On Monday, 2nd June, 2025, the official Facebook handle of the Osun State Ministry of Works posted a claim that the 1.507km Gbanko – Gaa Road construction in Ejigbo had been completed. The claim spurred comments from several eyewitnesses who clarified that, contrary to the claims of the Ministry of Works, the road was yet to be completed.

Redio Afinju presents a fact-check on the project.

CONTRACTOR

According to the Project Description on site, the contract was awarded to Contemporary Nature Co. Limited of Plot 1, Block V, Phase II, Surulere Housing Scheme, Alajue Road, Ede. A public search of the company reveals that it was registered on the 20th day of December, 2022.

Redio Afinju confirms that the road is up to 1.507km as specified on the Project Description. Our app-based measure of the road returned a distance of 1.49km, as shown in the image below, the 0.08km difference being very likely due to the start-point of measurement.

The contractor appears to have abandoned a paver on the road, as some persons within the Gbanko community confirmed to Redio Afinju that the paver had been left on the road for about one month.

STATE OF ROAD

Redio Afinju confirms that indeed, the road has been tarred from the Gbanko end. However, we also confirm that the Contractor has not completed the project as claimed by the Osun State Ministry of Works. The attached video shows the current state of the road, showing the tarred portion and the abandoned portion of the road.

We also confirm that a total distance of 244.15m or 0.244km of the said road has not been tarred. Stone base has been rolled on the abandoned segment, but asphalt has not been laid. Community dwellers told Redio Afinju that the construction has stopped for about a month.

The photo and video below show the distance and condition of the untarred Gaa end of the road, contradicting the claim by the Osun State Ministry of Works that the road has been completed.

All efforts by Redio Afinju to contact the Contractor for reactions, before filing this report, were abortive.

According to Redio Afinju’s fact-check, the Gbanko – Gaa Road has not been completed. We will publish updates to the report when the road is completed.