Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has inaugurated the newly reconstructed 13.15km Ada-Igbajo road which suffered neglect for 30 years.
The Ada-Igbajo road was first constructed in the old Western Nigeria by the then Premier, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in the mid-50s and re-constructed in 1987/1988 by the military government of the Old Oyo State.
While inaugurating the road on Thursday, the governor described the project as the fulfillment of another campaign promise to the people of the area.
Oyetola said his administration recognised the importance of intra and inter-city roads to facilitate the movement of goods and people and will continue to muster resources to build strategic roads across the state.
He said the Ada-Igbajo road was part of the 54.3km span of township roads across the three Senatorial Districts of the state that the administration approved for construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation.
Other township roads include Akindeko-Awosuru link road, via Adejumo Street, with a spur to Oremeji, Akinlade Street, Adewale Street, with a loop to WAEC road; Rehabilitation/complete overlay of 25.8km Army Barrack (Ede)-Ara-Ejigbo township road; Rehabilitation and complete overlay of 8.10km Moro-Yakoyo-Ipetumodu-Asipa-Ife/Ibadan Expressway Junction road; and Rehabilitation/complete overlay of 4.38km Ereja Roundabout-Ereguru-Isaare-Oke Oye-Sabo (Irojo)-Ilesa/Akure Expressway Junction.
The governor said his administration is irrevocably resolved to engage in meaningful infrastructure and economic endeavours to achieve economic transformation and equitable development of major towns and villages in Osun.
Oyetola urged residents and indigenes of the community to take advantage of the road to improve on meaningful agricultural, trading and entrepreneurial efforts for personal and socioeconomic development.
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