Oyo Restates Commitment To Infrastructure Development

Oyo State government has restated its commitment to infrastructure development, stating that with barely 17 months to the end of its tenure, the government has continued to defy the second-term syndrome and intensified its developmental agenda with renewed zeal, commitment, and enthusiasm

The state’s commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, stated that following yesterday’s executive council meeting, Governor Seyi Makinde is determined to ensure equitable development in all the six geo-political zones, noting that this administration had spent well over one trillion naira on infrastructure since 2019.

The council approved the construction and rehabilitation of the 45.3-kilometre Saki-Ogboro-Igboho road for ₦18,141,307,000, citing damages caused by heavy rainfall in July.

Additionally, the Ogbooro-Agbonle road has been included in the project list to facilitate the efficient transportation of agricultural produce for farmers.

The commissioner stated that this administration had not relaxed its commitment to critical infrastructure interventions in the Oke Ogun area, even after completing the Saki Township Dualization Road, a project previously abandoned by other administrations.

He stated that security measures were also being strengthened, with airstrips in Otu and Igbeti designated for two new state aircraft, and the MOPOL, a mobile police station, relocated to Ago Are to tackle banditry and other forms of insecurity.

According to him, works have commenced on the Igboho-Kishi 30km road, as well as the 23km Okaka-Igbojaye road, and the Kunle Afolayan Production Film Village in Komu.

The council also approved the completion of the long-abandoned Kishi Fire Station for ₦141,864,000 (One hundred and forty-one million, eight hundred and sixty-four thousand naira).

In his remark, the deputy governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal, commended the administration’s even-handed approach to development in Oke Ogun, assuring residents that “no major project initiated by this administration will be abandoned by the end of its tenure”