The Osun State Governor in Southwest Nigeria, Ademola Adeleke has flagged off road dualisation project in Ilesa town and pledged to maintain fair balance between capital projects and poverty eradication.
Governor Adeleke who flagged off of the Brewery-Palace road dualisation project insisted on simultaneously strengthening the human body, even as he embarks on massive infrastructural development.
He made the assertion during the second edition of an interactive session with the citizens, at a program tagged, ‘Ipade Imole” held in Ilesa, Osun State.
Adeleke said his administration plans to construct a total of over 16.5 kilometers of road across the Osun East Senatorial District at 1.5 kilometers of roads per local government.
He noted that the choice of the 6.2Km length with 9.0m width was informed by the factor of functionality and the focus on easing the burden of motorists, with a view to facilitating smooth trading between the Ilesa city centre and outer areas.
The Governor said the flag off of the road, which is billed to be completed within 12 months, marked the beginning of the second phase of his 100 billion infra-plan launched in October, 27, 2023.
He remarked that his administration has not only refused to abandon uncompleted projects inherited from previous administrations, but kept expanding and adding value to them.
“In our upholding of governance as a continuum, we initiated our landmark infra agenda alongside a multi-sector social investment programme. We have so far maintained a fair balance between what our people have come to regard as ‘stomach infrastructure’ and hard capital infrastructure.
“Osun is currently a construction site as evidenced by massive ongoing works across the state. We are pursuing the construction of flyover bridges and dualisation of roads as announced in December. The first phase is billed for delivery later this year.”
Adelake announced his plan to flag off a flyover at Mayfair, Ile Ife in few days, assuring citizens that due process and compliance with the procurement laws would be duly observed in the execution of all projects,
