Osun state begins road rehabilitation, aims to finish before rainy season

The government of Osun state has announced that work will begin to rehabilitate about 200 kilometres of roads across six zones in the state.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Transport, Mr Toke Olaniyan, said this during an inspection tour to some of the roads on Tuesday.

Olaniyan disclosed that the selected roads located in Ikirun, Ila, Iwo, Ejigbo, Ife, Ilesa, Osogbo, Ede, Gbongan, Ikire, Iree, Obaagun among others, would cost the government over N1 billion.

He also gave assurance that the road, totalling about 200km, would be completed before the onset of the rainy season.

He said the Osun state government has decided to rehabilitate some of the selected roads, which belong to the federal government, in the interest of the residents.

He said, “We are rehabilitating 200km of roads and the cost is running to over N1billion. These roads are going to be done in batches but it will be delivered before the rainy season this year.

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“We have divided the state into six zones, we have Ikirun/Ila, Iwo/Ejigbo, Ife/Ijesha, Osogbo/Ede and Gbongan/Ikire and others. We have spread it across the nooks cranny of the state. We will complete the project before the rainy season and that is why we are working day and night to ensure that all areas mapped out are completed.

“Whether the road belongs to the Federal Government or other tiers of government, the situation requires that state government should intervene to save the life of its citizens and improve the social-economic situation”.