By Fumni Ojo
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the construction of first dual carriage way in Iwo land.
Governor Adeleke who announced the approval at the 2024 Iwo Day celebration, said the dualisation of Adeeke-Odoori road would be done in two phases.
The governor, who was represented by his spokesperson, Mallam Rasheed Olawale directed the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to engage stakeholders in the host community on the proposed highway.
He directed the ministry to commence the dualisation project from January assuring that the road would be delivered under record time.
“The dualisation of Adeeke-Odoori road will be done in two phases. The first phase will run from Odoori to the Post Office with a branching to the front of the palace from the Roundabout. The second phase will run from the Post Office to Adeeke junction. The dualised freeway will have full solar light from Odoori to Adeeke.” Governor Adeleke explained.
Governor Adeleke stated said his administration will ensure the use local personnel, local suppliers and local engineers to deepen prosperity by ensuring that Oṣùn State money circulates within the state.He maintained that Iwo people would benefit from the recently launched Imole Agropreneur Project which targets a Public-Private Partnership arrangement to raise a new generation of Agropreneurs to be supported by the government.
“I am in a hurry to take Osun to the promised land of advanced infrastructure, commendable high human development index, well developed agro-industrial society and a community of shared prosperity”, the governor noted.
While appealing the traditional rulers for peace, unity and developmental collaboration, Governor Adeleke reaffirmed the law that Oluwo of Iwoland is and remains the President of Iwo Council of Traditional Rulers, urging the Oluwo to continue to exercise his vested powers with all sense of accommodation
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