The Federal Government has directed that work should stop on the 12km Sagamu-Iperu Road by the Sagamu Interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Minister for Works, David Umahi, on Thursday gave this directive after an inspection tour of road projects in Lagos and Ogun States.

He expressed displeasure over the quality of work on the road construction.

He gave a seven-day ultimatum to the contractor handling the project to remedy the situation and remove the stone base.

“That is very dangerous. I am giving seven days; I am leaving behind the design head so that they can work till Sunday to come up with a comprehensive drawing and then costing so that I can appeal to Mr President,” Umahi said.

“This is very urgent. If any of them should collapse, it will take multi-billion Naira to get them reconstructed, but now it will take less to get them amended.”