Plans are in the works to light up Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Plans are in the works to light up Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – Makinde

By Iyabo Adebisi

Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration in partnership with Lagos and Ogun State are to light up one of the busiest roads in Nigeria, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

He made this known while receiving the Minister for Works, Senator David Umahi, on a courtesy visit in his office, in Ibadan.

From left, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Minister, Federal Ministry of Works, Senator Dave Nweze Umahi and Director, Federal Ministry of Works, Southwest, Engr. Adedamola Kuti, during a courtesy visit to Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. PHOTO: Oyo Gov’s Media Unit

Governor Makinde noted that the present administration in Oyo State had fixed some federal roads that have viable economic importance to the state, adding that Ibadan-Iseyin Road has been useful for Agribusiness hubs across the zones of the state.

While appreciating the Federal Ministry of Works for the construction and rehabilitation of some major roads in the state, Governor Makinde also disclosed that the state is considering the dualization of the Ibadan-Abeokuta road from the Iyaganku end to Oyo/Ogun State border, while Oyo-Iseyin Road would be commissioned soonest.

Reacting, the Minister of Works, Senator Umahi, said he was in the state to monitor and assess some federal road projects, saying that his assessment report would later be delivered to the federal government.

The Minister for Works, however, sought more cooperation from the state government in achieving success on federal government projects within its domain.

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