Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -Oyo state government on Tuesday approved another batch of road projects to the tune of over N113billion, to be funded from the N300billion loan recently approved by the Oyo State House of Assembly.
The approvals were given at the weekly State Executive
Council meeting held at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Agodi
Secretariat, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Briefing the press shortly after the meeting, the
Commissioner for Works and Public Transport, Mojeed Mogbonjubola said the new
approvals covers both new and ongoing projects across various parts of the
state.
He gave the approved road projects and the cost to include
the: Asphaltic Reconstruction/Rehabilitation of 13.6km Ojoo
Interchange-IITA-Moniya Junction Akinyele Interchange with Spurs to New Oyo
Expressway, Ibadan at a cost of N63,611,154,690.82K
Others are: Continuity of Thermoplastic road marking, kerbs
painting and limited patching on state roads in Ibadan metropolis through
direct labour intervention of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to the
tune of N444,796,631.50. The first tranch, according to the Commissioner i
covers from SDP- All Motors and Airport Road with its adjoining road.
He further stated that the dualization of 6.2km Ajia
Junction (Ibadan/Ife Interchange) to Nigeria Air Force Base Base Road was also
approved at a cost of N17,187,255,757.07k.
Also, the approved project include: reconstruction and
rehabilitation of Okaka Junction – Otu Igbojaye – KAP Village Road (30km) and
Construction of Bridges over Otu and Ofiki rivers at a cost of
N26,482,664,312.33k
Additionally, the expansion of scope of work on the
reconstruction/rehabilitation of Apete – Awotan -Akufo Road (12km) and rigid
pavement construction of Akufo Farm Settlement Road (2.2km) at a cost of
N1,935,629,520.32K was approved by the Council.
The Asphaltic construction of Isaba-Ogundoyin Road, Eruwa
(0.75km) and Lanlate Garage Junction – Local Government Junction – Adeseun
Ogundoyin Polytechnic Oke Ola Junction Road, Eruwa (1.90km) was also approved
to a tune of N4,146,068,573.56K.
The government also approved the planting of economic trees
along both sides of 32km Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Circular Road (Phase 1)
for a cost of N108,044, 103.50K.
Mogbonjubola also disclosed that the Council at the meeting
also approved the sum of N110million for the camping and gosting of the
Under-20 Female National Football Team in preparation for the Women’s World Cup
Qualifying match between Nigeria and Rwanda in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He however assures that the approved projects is to be
completed within the next 12 to 18 months to help enhance socio-economic
investment of the state.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and
Urban Development, Mr. Akin-Funmilayo Williams, while reiterating the state
commitment to improving endearing legacies, said the 35,000 tree seedlings have
been funded to be planted around the Tech-U Junction-Badeku Area of first
segment of the Ibadan Circular Road to help increase oxygenation and
environmental beauty on the road.
Speaking on the recently approved N300bn loan which is
raising dust, especially from the opposition APC, the Commissioner said not a
single “fresh loan” but rather comprises two components with a part to be used
to refinance an existing loan facility, aiming to replace an older, more
expensive loan with a new facility on better terms, thereby reducing the
state’s repayment burden.
He said, the other part is to finance some of the the newly
approved road projects amongst others.
The briefing had in attendance Commissioner for Information,
and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, Chief Press secretary to the Governor,
Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, among others.
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