BREAKING: Makinde Commissions 38.84km Feeder Roads in Ibadan Metropolis, Promises to Fix Inner Roads in Ogbomoso, Ibarapa, Oyo, Oke Ogun Zones

 

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Thursday commissioned 38.48km feeder roads in Ibadan metropolis.

Speaking at the event, the Governor stated that his administration’s legacy would not be judged by kilometers of road he constructed by strong institutions his administration built.

Makinde declared that the inner  roads in Ogbomoso, Oyo, Ibarapa and Oke Ogun zones would be rehabilitated urging the people of those zones to hold him by his words.

In his welcome address, the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Dahud Sangodoyin stated that the rehabilitation of the feeder roads would enhance the Socio-Economic development of the state capital.

He added that the roads would boost the economic prosperity of the various communities especially in the areas of employment opportunities, increase in the internally generated revenue among others.

Goalpoacher News reports that the roads are parts of the 84.7 kilometers Ibadan inner roads awarded by the state government in December 2023.

The roads commissioned by the governor include the Iyaganku-Seventh Day-Oke Bola Junction and Olubadan Stadium Junction-Vale College-NUJ Press Centre Junction with a spur to Total Filling Station-Radio Nigeria-Kobiowu Estate-Akinyemi Junction-Ring Road (3.85km), the dualised Mile 110-Mobil (Ring Road)-Challenge Road (8.50km), the dualised Bus Stop Agodi Gate-Oje-Beere-Oja’ba-Molete Under Bridge (10.80km) and Oke Adu-Ode Aje-Aremo-Orita Aperin Road (3.50km).
Others are Idi Arere-Kudeti-Eleta-Idi Aro-Labo Junction-Orita Aperin Road (2.80km), Idi Arere-Popo Yemoja Road-Oke Ado-Molete Road (1.40km) and Oke Ado-Tribune-Imalefalafia-Ososami-Iyana Adeoyo Junction-Ring Road (2.15km).

Recall that Governor Makinde had made it clear that the administration would focus on fixing inner roads across the state after it had successfully connected all the zones of the state with quality roads, including the 65km Ibadan-Iseyin Road; 34.6km Oyo-Iseyin Road; 76.67km Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road; the rehabilitated Iganna-Elekookan-Igangan Road, the ongoing 44km Ido-Eruwa Road and General Gas-dizengoff-Iyana Church.

The event was attended by Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, Hammed Gbadamosi, Hazim Gbolarumi, Senator Monsurat Monsurat Sunmonu, Mutiat Ladoja.

Others are Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Commissioners, Chairmen and DGs of boards and agencies, traditional rulers among other eminent personalities.

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