Mr Umahi, however, directed the contractor to ensure the project was completed by the end of January.
Four injured victims were taken to the state hospital.
His two associates riding with him were killed in the crash on Monday.
The government officials explained that a vehicle conveying a team of four, collided with a stationary truck.
Photos of Joshua in a wrecked vehicle at the accident scene emerged on social media amid rescue efforts.
Eight people have been confirmed dead on Thursday, in a multiple road crash on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Mr Hamzat said that speeding remained a major cause of preventable crashes.
She appealed to Nigerians to change their attitude towards public infrastructure.
Mr Umahi said that the coastal highway would be tolled.
Mr Akanji noted that prayers remained an act of faith and called on Nigerians to focus on God, who solves problems rather than the problems.
