President Tinubu has ordered immediate repairs of Ogbomoso failed federal road, Buhari says
Yinka ADETUNJI
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered immediate fixing of the badly damaged trunk A road that traverses Ogbomoso in Oyo state, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari has informed.
Senator Buhari representing Oyo North senatorial district made this disclosure Tuesday afternoon during an interview on Parrot FM monitored by ogbomosoinsightonline.com.
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According to the lawmaker President Tinubu gave (verbal) approval for the immediate execution of the rehabilitation adding that work will soon commence on the project.
Buhari said sequel to the commitment given by Tinubu he would now liaise with the ministry of works to ensure that the ministry gives effect to the president’s (verbal) approval.
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“His Excellency President Bola Tinubu has (verbally) ordered immediate repairs of the damaged Ogbomoso federal road that links the southern and northern parts of the country.
“After this interview I will be on my way to the ministry of works to ensure effect is given to the order by the president,” he said during the phone interview.
The three-term senator did not however give a timeline for the commencement of the rehabilitation work explaining the new development has meanwhile overtaken the earlier plan for a visit to the road by lawmakers to assess the damage.
But he assured work on the repair would commence as soon as the necessary bureaucratic requirements are met assuring that it would be quality job.
He emphasized the importance of the road to the economic sustenance of Nigeria while noting the contributions of other lawmakers from the area and a federal appointee towards the accomplishment.
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The former House of Representatives’ member stressed that after the repair is done efforts could then be geared towards the completion of the abandoned Ibadan – Oyo – Ogbomoso – Ilorin new highway affirming the completion of the new highway would ensure less pressure on the old road.
