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NEW DAWN: See three road projects newly approved by Tinubu for Ogbomoso
Yinka ADETUNJI
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Monday, Minister of Works, David Umahi, gleefully disclosed while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 road projects valued at over N3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the Federal Government’s drive to improve road infrastructure nationwide.
According to the minister, the approved projects span Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
Ogbomoso second largest city in Oyo state has been revealed as a major beneficiary of the newly approved road projects, considering the array of roads captured in the zone.
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Scrutiny by ogbomosoinsightonline.com reveals that at least three major roads in the zone are included in the over N3.9 trillion projects. The roads are the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road to be dualized awarded at N276 billion (believably, this is the old road, the other one is often called Ilorin – Ogbomoso -Oyo – Ibadan Road and is already dualized though in a bad condition presently) thus the road to be dualized hopefully will extend from Agric in Ogbomoso or Ogbomoso High School area through the metropolis to Ilorin); Ogbomoso-Oko-Ilobu Road in Oyo and Osun states approved at N110 billion; and the construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba-Ayede-Oolo Road awarded at N98 billion.
The minister further mentioned Igbeti Road, perhaps it is Ogbomoso – Igbeti Road.
On the Ogbomoso – Ilorin dualization, recall the Soun first made the disclosure last year during the townhall meeting he held at the Lagbami Osekun Civic Centre, Arowomole, saying he had been assured by an Ogbomoso indigene in the Federal Government that the Ogbomoso major trunk A road from Ogbomoso High School area to LAUTECH area will soon be dualized. This is as he assured that the construction of the Idi Araba – Ayede Road, which had been delaying the relocation of the Federal Polytechnic Ayede from Irasaapa to its permanent site at Ayede, would be executed. Joyfully, the first step to their fruition has been taken.
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Umahi’s full disclosure
The Federal Executive Council approved the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.
“Other major approvals include N276 billion for the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road; N265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road linking Oyo and Kwara states; N217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road with a spur to Akinmorin; and N116 billion for the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
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“The council also approved N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road in Oyo and Osun states; N104 billion for the rehabilitation of Sections One and Two of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road in Kwara and Kogi states; N98 billion for the construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road in Oyo State; and N92 billion for the rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba-Sharan Phase Two Road in Plateau State,” he said.
The minister stated that other approvals include N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road with a flyover and the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road traversing Benue and Cross River states.
“Projects approved by the council further include N83 billion for the Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa State; N82 billion for the rehabilitation of Igbeti Road in Oyo State; N74 billion for the construction of the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road in Oyo State; N71 billion for the 52-kilometre Dabban-Makina Road in Niger State; and N62.99 billion for the Tungo-Karamti Road with five bridges connecting Adamawa and Taraba states.
“The council also approved N58 billion for the rehabilitation of the Yola-Hong-Mubi Road Phase Two; N46 billion for the Amasiri-Okporojo Road; N34 billion for the 18-kilometre Ikere-Ekiti-Ijare Road linking Ekiti and Ondo states; N26 billion for a new flyover on the ongoing Trans-Sahara Road; N24.7 billion for the rehabilitation of the Kabba-Ifaki-Ado Ekiti Road linking Kogi and Ekiti states; and N21 billion for the construction of a flyover at Oko-Olowo Junction in Kwara State.
“Additional approvals include N15.7 billion for the construction of the Pacific Road linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu in Lagos State; N15.5 billion for the 13-kilometre Badeku-Jaiye Road in Oyo State; N15.246 billion for Phase Two of the Yola-Fufore-Gurin Road project in Adamawa State, covering an additional 20 kilometres after the completion of the first 17-kilometre phase; and N15 billion as augmentation for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road project in Yobe State, which was originally awarded in 2022,” he stated.
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Umahi also said the council approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and directed the commencement of reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement.
The minister further announced that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed.
“The first 118 kilometres of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed,” Umahi said.
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