Ogun State Government says it would spend N62.438 billion for its various capital projects out of which N62.257bn is meant for reconstruction of agro-cargo airport, inter/intra city, rural and industrial area roads as well as bridges across the State.
The State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, disclosed this while defending the Ministry’s 2022 budget proposal before the State lawmakers at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
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Akinsanya added that the objective of the budget was to initiate new road projects in addition to the timely completion of all ongoing roads across the State as well as river-crossings and overhead bridges.
He stressed that the next year’s budget would cater for the rehabilitation/reconstruction of 42.5 kilometres of township roads, reconstruction of 60km rural and 15km Industrial roads, while another 60km of chemical-treated roads would be constructed alongside 50km inter/intra-city roads amongst others.