Succour will soon come the way of residents of Lambe and Akuta areas of Ogun state, as the Governor Dapo Abiodun has stated his readiness to construct the long-abandoned Gbenro-Isase-Akute road in Ifo Local Government Area.
The governor disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Wednesday after inspecting the ongoing construction of Panseke-Adigbe road in Abeokuta, the state capital.
According to the Nation, Governor Abiodun said the Abeokuta road, though awarded by the last administration, was abandoned, which informed the need to revisit it.
“As we are working here, similar projects are also ongoing at Elite road, Obantoko, road, Lafenwa-Roundabout and other access roads in the State capital. We have to build befitting infrastructure for our State capital.
“We are also working on the Epe-Ijebu-Ode road, township roads Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-North, Sagamu as well as Ilaro-Owode road. We have also completed two roads at Ota. We also have listed another set of roads like the Gbenro-Isase-Akute road in Ifo local government. They are the next set of roads we are going to do,” the governor assured.
The Gbenro-Isashi-Akute road, according to the report, has been abandoned in the last two decades, causing untold hardship for residents.
Abiodun described road infrastructure as a catalyst for socio-economic development, adding, his administration would prioritise the issue of roads across, which the Panseke-Adigbe road was one of the roads.
“We see road as an essential component of our five pillars because it is important for us to ensure that people coming to live, work and do business in Ogun State are able to do so without going through the pain of hazardous roads.
“This road was awarded by the last administration but was not appropriately funded.
“Last year when I came here, I promised the residents that we will complete it. The contractor has started to asphalt the road,” he explained.”
Governor Abiodun told residents of the area that he was there to see the level and quality of work done so far, and assured that any project with economic value, where the people’s money was involved, would be completed.
He said contract for rehabilitation of the Kuforiji Olubi road has been awarded.