Transportation

FG remains committed to bridging Nigeria’s infrastructural gap – Minister

By Web News 407

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to the efforts at bridging the nation’s infrastructure gap through a gradual process of repairs, renewal and construction on major highways across the country.

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola gave the assurance at the official handing over of the eight hundred and fifty metres internal road project executed within the premises of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Idi Aba, Abeokuta.

Represented by the Federal Controller of Works, Ogun State, Mrs Forosola Oloyede, the minister explained that the present administration had successfully intervened in the provision of the internal road network for 64 federal tertiary institutions. 

The minister pointed out that special repairs were being carried out on other roads in Ogun State, including the Lagos-Ota, Abeokuta-Ibadan, Ibooro-Ilaro and Papalanto-Obele roads. 

In a remark, the Medical Director, FMC, Idi Aba Abeokuta, Professor Olawale Musa-Olomu expressed gratitude that the federal government’s intervention in internal roads would greatly enhance accessibility within the health institution and prevent flooding during the rainy season. 

Professor Musa-Olomu also urged the government to expedite action in ensuring the completion of the remaining two-and-a-half kilometre road yet to be tarred.

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Environment

NUJ Appeals for Speedy Completion of Road Projects

By Web News 581

The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council, has appealed to the State Ministry of Infrastructure, Lands and Housing to pay special attention to the completion of ongoing road projects and rehabilitation of feeder roads within Akure metropolis as rainy season returns.

In a Communique issued after its monthly Congress, Ondo NUJ which acknowledges giant strides of the  State government in roads construction, called on the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola to mobilise contractors to urgently attend to deplorable Akure-Ado Ekiti road.

The NUJ Meeting presided over by the Chairman, Comrade Leke Adegbite, charged Governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as well as the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Tayo Alasoadura and the National Assembly Members from the two States to mount pressure on the Federal Government to fix the Akure-Ado Ekiti road in the interest of the people who suffer on the highway daily.

Felicitating Workers on the occasion of this year’s MAY DAY Celebration, the Union urges Government to give top priority to security of all and devise better economic strategies to enable various state governments to pay their workers’ salaries as and when due.

The communique pleads with Security Operatives to monitor increasing activities of scavengers at neighbourhood in Ondo state especially in Akure as they now constitute security threat to many Residents.

Tosin Ighoteuguno