Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says road expansion
projects across the state awarded by his administration would be completed in
18 months.
Ajimobi gave the
timeline while speaking with newsmen on Monday evening, during an
inspection of some ongoing road projects across the Ibadan metropolis.
Among the projects
visited are the Agodi Gate-Idi Ape-Iwo road, Basorun-Akobo Ojurin and
Eleyele-Ologuneru road.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government had recently awarded the
expansion and dualisation of the roads, alongside others across the metropolis.
The governor said that
all the road projects would be completed in 18months, as his administration had
just 27 months to round up.
“The people voted us
for a second term based on our performance. This has never happened in the
history of the state.
“We promised our people
during the electioneering campaign, and that promise we will keep.
“We owe our people
dividend of democracy; we owe them modernisation, likewise sustainable growth
and development,” he said.
Ajimobi said to fulfill
his promise of sustainable growth and development, there must be infrastructure
to support the state.
“When we have good road
network and infrastructure, it is the platform for development, and this is the
beginning.
“We are bold to say
that no government in the state has matched our achievement in infrastructure.
We have done same in Education, Agriculture etc.,” he said.
Ajimobi promised to
leave a legacy of good governance, which was about performance, value addition,
service delivery and dividend of democracy.
The governor solicited
the support of the people, assuring them that the project would not only boost
their businesses, but enhance economic growth and development of the state.
NAN reports that
residents of the various areas visited and some road users commended the
governor on the project, pledging their unflinching support.
Mrs Adebisi Akande, a
trader at Akobo, told NAN that they were happy about the road project, adding
its completion would ease traffic congestion on the road.
“Every working day, we
wake up at 5am in the morning to avoid traffic congestion on the road. We thank
the governor for starting the project,”she said.
Similarly, Mr Mutiu
Afolabi, a commercial driver, told NAN that the road in the area, when
completed, would enhance their business.
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