Infrastructure

Monarch Makes Case for Road Rehabilitation

By Web News 374

By Adenitan Akinola 

The Oloba of Oba Oke town in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Adam Iyiola Yusuf has appealed to the State government to reconstruct the only road connecting the community with Osogbo, the State Capital.

Oba Iyiola made the appeal while speaking at a forum in the State capital.

The monarch argued that the dilapidated state of the road had made it difficult for the people from moving in and out of the town with ease, thereby making life unbearable them.

He said this had negatively affected their businesses as farmers could not conveniently move their farm produce to the State capital and beyond, while traders also had challenges coming to buy things from the town.

Oba Iyiola added that the deplorable road was limiting the commercial capacity of the Oba Dam as tourists who would have loved to visit the place avoided it to safe their vehicle from damages. 

The monarch urged the government to consider the road in the ongoing road rehabilitation and reconstruction project of the administration.

 Subscribe to our Telegram and YouTube Channels also join our Whatsapp Update Group

Transportation

Oyetola Concludes Plans for Rehabilitation of Reserved Roads

By Web News 505

Osun state government says it has concluded plans for rehabilitation of Olomo, Igangan, Eti Oni, Alarere Reserved roads .

The State governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola made this known in Iperindo and Osu while meeting traditional rulers in Atakumosa East and Atakumosa west local governments on his quest to return to office of the governor for another four year term.

The governor informed that the incessant rain being witnessed would not favour such road rehabilitation now hence the need to wait till after election when precipitation would have declined.

He appreciated the efficacy of prayer he got from the traditional rulers in the build up to APC Governorship primary election in February saying this made him to come to them for prayer again as the July 16 governor election involves APC and other political parties.

The royal fathers expressed joy with governnor Oyetola’s achievements in office just as they offered prayers to God to grant his wish in the governnoship election.

Addressing party members and supporters who gathered at community grammar school, Iperindo and Osu, the governnor informed that four year term was not enough for infrastructural developmental plan he had for the state.

In their words political stalwarts including Chairman, Osun APC, Prince Gboyega Famodun and Former federal parliamentarian, Mr Ajibola Famurewa said Governor Oyetola was seeking re-election not due to coverteousness but passion to bring more development to the state.

Radio Nigeria reports that party supporters who appeared in branded attires defiled the rain and trooped out in thousands to receive the governor and his team.

Abiodun Adeoye

Environment

Osun Government Commences Road Rehabilitation Across State

By Web News 1061

Osun State government has commenced emergency rehabilitation of 200 kilometres of roads across the state. 

The state government conducted newsmen round the roads which is divided into five zones, covering the nine federal constituencies of the State

The rehabilitation project which is being carried out by the Osun State Road Maintenance Agency covers twenty-five major roads across various local governments.

Speaking during the tour, Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Transport, Mr Toke Olaniyan explained that, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola approved rehabilitation of over 25 roads across the state to improve socio-economic activities and also improve vehicular movements in the state, notwithstanding their status as federal or state roads.

Mr Olaniyan said the people could not be suffering poor road network while the government looked away under the guise of federal road.

He said the project had been divided into five zones including Ikirun/Ila, Iwo/Ejigbo, Ife/Ijesha, Osogbo/Ede and Gbongan/Ikire to ensure ease of coordination.

“The Agency is presently working in 5 zones including Ife zone; Ipetumodu-Ode-omu road with a length of 5-83km, linking Ife North and Ayodnade Local Government Areas Ayetoro Street in Ifetedo, Ife-South Local Government with a length of 0.85km”.

“Ilesa Zone; (1) Wesley-Guild Hospital/ Oke-from road in Ilesa East Local Government Area with a length of 0.748km, school of Health Technology junction, Ilesa/Orogboji/Ayegbaju/ Iwikum/lyinta/twara/Ifewara road, linking ILesa East and Atakumosa West) covering a length of 8.0km, Ita-Akogun /Ita-Ofa/General Hospital road, Ilesa, in Ilesa West Local Government”

“Iwo Zone

 (ii) Odo-Ori/Adeke road in Iwo Local Government Area with a length of 5.460km. OSADEP Junction (Aawe/Oyo road) / Bowen University. Iwo Local Government Area, covering a length of 4.300km

(iii) Gbongan lleogbo /Iwo road linking Ayedaade/Ayedire and Iwo Local

Government Areas, covering a length of 24.260km

(iv) Ogbaagba/Ikire-Ile/Ajagunlase road in Olaoluwa Local Government Area with a length of 18.okm.”

The Special Adviser added that the road rehabilitation programme would cost the state about one billion naira.

Similarly, the General Manager of the Osun Road Maintenance Agency, Mr Ogunsola Ajao assured that the work would be completed before the rainy season.

Mr Ajao explained that one of the roads was a federal government project that has before for seventeen years.

Radio Nigeria spoke with some users of the roads including commercial drivers and market women.

One of them, a resident of Iwo, Mrs Tawakalitu Azeez who commended government intervention said the road was a nightmare both during raining and drying season.

Also, a commercial driver, Mr Remi Ibrahim appealed to the government to extend the Iwo road project to Gbongan so that traders from Iwo to Gbongan would be saved the trouble of long distance to Iwo through another route.

Adenitan Akinola