By Funmi Ojo
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described sound infrastructure as a condition for economic growth and development.
Governor Adeleke who stated this at the launching of a 100 billion naira infrastructural plan for Osun State at the Governor’s office, Abere, said the infrastructure plan is to address the infrastructure deficit and boost the state economy.
He pointed out that his Administration is building confidence of investors by upgrading the state infrastructure thereby, laying the foundation for effective public-private partnership.
The Governor explained that the infrastructure plan will be carried out without any loan from financial institutions while all the projects will be completed within 12 months.
He assured that his administration would follow procurement law & due process, ensuring localisation in the implementation process through sourcing of materials and workforce locally with a plan to transfer skills and economically empower the people.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment Mr. Kolapo Alimi, had explained that governance is about people hence the decision of the Governor to develop the state with basic amenities to enhance the standard of living.
The infrastructure plan include, rehabilitation of 345 Health Centers in the 332 Wards, rehabilitation of 31 schools in the 30 Local Governments and Area Council, recruiting new teachers.
Construction of five Flyovers in Osogbo, Ikirun, Ife and Owode-Ede, dualisation of Roads in Osogbo, Ede and Ilesha, as well as construction/rehabilitation of 45 roads of at least one kilometer in each of the 30 Local Governments.
Others are, provision of potable water in 332 wards, installation of street lights in all major towns and quarterly Imole Medical Outreach.
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