The Gwagwalada Area Council has thrown contractors, consultants and technical partners into the spotlight after ordering all firms handling council projects to appear before its Assets and Projects Verification Committee for a compulsory physical verification exercise, in what is being described as one of the most sweeping accountability moves in the council’s recent history.
The directive, which has sparked intense discussions within political and administrative circles, requires every contractor and technical partner engaged by the council to present all relevant contract files, implementation records and supporting documents for scrutiny as authorities move to establish the true status of projects executed across the area council.
According to an official notice issued by the council management, the mandatory exercise will hold from July 6 to July 10, 2026, at the Conference Hall of the Gwagwalada Area Council Secretariat in Abuja, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.
Chronicles Reporters gathered that the verification exercise is designed to physically ascertain ongoing and completed projects, determine their levels of execution and implementation, and establish whether contractual obligations and public expenditures correspond with realities on the ground.
The council made it clear that all companies, consulting firms and technical partners currently engaged in council projects are expected to appear before the committee with the necessary documentation, as officials intensify efforts to uncover the actual condition and performance of public infrastructure projects across the area council.
The move comes after the Executive Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Hon. Kasim Mohammed, inaugurated a 15-member Assets and Projects Verification Committee with a broad mandate to investigate council projects, assets, liabilities, revenue records and employment details covering multiple years.
Beyond verifying physical projects, the committee is also expected to review Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives, scrutinise capital project appropriations from 2022 to 2026, assess revenue collections and remittances, and examine the activities of revenue consultants and partners engaged by the council within the period under review.
Political observers believe the summoning of contractors represents the most consequential phase of the exercise, as it could expose the true status of several projects and provide answers to lingering public concerns over implementation, accountability and the utilisation of public resources.
The council has equally expanded public awareness of the exercise through announcements on Daily Trust, Leadership Newspaper, Aso Radio and Human Rights Radio (Brekete Family), underscoring its determination to ensure full compliance and eliminate any claims of ignorance among affected stakeholders.
With the verification committee expected to submit its findings and recommendations within six weeks, residents and political actors alike are closely monitoring what many consider a defining moment for transparency, accountability and governance in the Gwagwalada Area Council.