By Omolara Adasofunjo
The Ogun State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Finance and Appropriations, has directed the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE to immediately address indiscriminate parking under the Kuto Flyover in Abeokuta and enforce compliance with traffic regulations to restore order around the Kuto Roundabout.
Chairman of the committee, Mr Musefiu Lamidi, issued the directive during the ongoing 2026 budget defence by Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The Committee Chairman attributed the persistent gridlock at the location to driving against traffic, indiscriminate loading and offloading of passengers by commercial vehicles amongst others.
The Committee also charged the Ministry of Transportation to align the development of the Gateway Airport with the State’s economic agenda to ensure that the project delivers its mandate of boosting investment, connectivity and revenue generation.
Defending the Ministry’s budget proposals, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Olugbenga Dairo, said plans were underway to establish a State-owned airline, and gave the assurance that the State would commence cargo flight operations, situate an aircraft maintenance and repair facility at the Gateway Airport from the next fiscal year.
Heads of agencies under the ministry who appeared before the committee included officials of TRACE, the Gateway Airport, and the Vehicle Inspection Office.
Other agencies that took turns to defend their 2026 budget proposals before the House Committee were the State Ministry of Community Development and Cooperatives, ministry of Rural Development, the State House of Assembly, the Assembly Service Commission, office of the Auditor-General for the State and its Local Government counterpart.
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