Enegix Construction JV PMCC Ltd has accused one ms. Osagie Adewunmni and other actors of fraudulently usurping its Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) contract in Ebonyi State, alleging illegal interference, diversion of funds, and threats to its personnel.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the company said it was lawfully awarded RAAMP contracts in Ebonyi State and mobilized to site, executing what it described as substantial works. According to Enegix, the works included 100% clearance of a 28-kilometre road corridor, earthworks on 25 kilometres, hydraulic structures over 14 kilometres, and commencement of concrete pavement and bridge works.
The firm stated that a joint measurement exercise on 1 September 2025 valued executed work at ₦1.01 billion. Enegix said it requested amortization of its Advance Payment Guarantee (APG) for ₦566.7 million on 11 September 2025 to continue the project, but the request was declined by the State Project Coordinator.
Enegix alleged that Ms. Osagie Adewumni, who it said presented herself as having ties to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, later secured a loan of about ₦1.5 billion in the company’s name through a Providus Bank account she became a co-signatory to. The company said it later discovered she had assumed control of the account and withheld details from the firm. Enegix said Chief Obasanjo has since disowned Ms. Adewumni in a letter, and the company has rescinded its agreement with her on grounds of fraud and misrepresentation.
The company further alleged that Ms. Adewumni, in connivance with Ebonyi State Commissioner for Rural Development Okpor Jude Chikadibia, gained unauthorized access to project sites and blocked Enegix’s personnel from working. Enegix said its staff were threatened by the Commissioner, forcing a temporary withdrawal for safety reasons.
It also claimed that on 23 May 2026, its team was obstructed at the Ominyi site by touts allegedly acting under the instructions of Hon. Mbam Obinna Goodluck, a member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, and that equipment on site had been vandalized and materials lost.
Enegix said it has written to the Ebonyi State Government, RAAMP National Coordinator, the World Bank, Agence Française de Développement, and anti-corruption agencies without receiving intervention. The firm cited an interim payment certificate of ₦1.25 billion dated 1 May 2026 issued by the project consultant, and said it requested payment into its Zenith Bank contract account, but alleged that pressure was being mounted to pay Ms. Adewumni instead.
The company called on the EFCC, ICPC, Nigeria Police Force, and other security agencies to investigate, and urged the World Bank and AFD to ensure disbursements are made only to its recognized Zenith Bank account. It also asked the Ebonyi State Government to restore it to the project sites and guarantee the safety of its staff and equipment.
Enegix stated that it remains the lawful contractor and has not assigned its rights to Ms. Adewumni or any other party, adding that it will pursue all lawful remedies to recover its rights and investments.
_Attempts to reach Ms. Osagie Adewumni, Commissioner Okpor Jude Chikadibia, and Hon. Mbam Obinna Goodluck for comment were unsuccessful at press time. The Ebonyi State Government and RAAMP officials have not issued a public response to the allegations._
