Ajimobi Approves Repair Of 24 Roads

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has approved the second phase of his administration’s road rehabilitation programme which cuts across the state.

According to a statement signed today by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, 24 roads in the state would be rehabilitated under the phase.

It would be recalled that 16 roads had earlier been rehabilitated across the state in the first phase of the programme.

Adedayo, who noted that the roads in the state before the emergence of the Ajimobi administration were horrible, pointed out that the road rehabilitation was aimed at changing the face of the state and improving its economy.

He said that the projects, which would cover Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Saki and Ibarapa zones, would be handled by both the state and local governments simultaneously.

Adedayo said that the roads to be executed by the state government would be handled by the state Road Maintenance Agency (OSROMA) and some contractors adding that the OSTROMA had already mobilized equipment to site and had begun the initial exercise of road rehabilitation.

Consequently, he said that the Ministry of Works had been directed to call for bidding from contractors for the roads that fall in the category of those that were too massive for OSTROMA, so as to facilitate prompt execution of the projects.

The governor’s spokesman listed the roads as: Idi-Odo-Felele Straight Junction, Bere-Mapo-Idi Arere-Bode-Molete Road,Amunigun-Lebanon Avenue, Bere-Oranyan-Olomi Phase I, Bere-Isale Alfa—Beiyerunka-Adeoti, Gate-Oke Adu-Ode Aje-Aremo-Orita Aperin Junction and Eleiyele-Ijokodo Junction-Poly Junction-Sango, Adelabu Shopping Complex Junction-Odo Ona Elewe Junction-Apata-Challenge-Express, all within Ibadan metropolis.

Others include Owode-Afin Road, Bode Ogbomoso (School of Survey)-Adikuta-Palace Road, Iseyin-Ibadan-Oyo Road to Okeho Road Junction (Oyo zone); Town Hall-Isale Taba-Oke Taba-Shaki West Local Government Junction (Saki zone); Apake-Agbonyin Road, Isale Afon-Ebenezer Road, Take-Sabo Road (Ogbomoso zone) and Idere-Ayete/Tapa road, Ibarapa Central Secretariat (Igboora)-Idere Road (Ibarapa zone).

The governor spokesperson said that Governor Ajimobi himself would inspect flag off and inspect the construction exercise before the end of the week.

By Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan