Oyo and Osun state governments have begun the process of reconstruction of the 83.6-kilometre Ibadan-Osogbo road.
Oyo State Commissioner for Public Works, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin and his Osun counterpart, Mr Oluremi Omowaye, made this known on Monday at a news conference, held in Ibadan.
Sangodoyin said that the process for the award of 29.2 kilometres of the road from Iwo Road interchange to the Oyo State boundary, near Lalupon village, was at a final stage.
The commissioner, while speaking on the benefits of the collaboration between the two states in reconstructing the road, said that the projects, when completed, would enhance regional integration.
He also said that the road would boost the security of road users and communities on the axis.
Sangodoyin further explained that both states, with comparative advantages in agriculture, needed to expand their economy by focusing on agriculture and food security.
“Therefore, putting the road in good condition will ease the movement of agricultural produce from farms to cities.
“It will also make vehicular movements smooth, thereby reducing the time spent while travelling from Osogbo to Ibadan and vice visa,” he said.
Corroborating his Oyo State counterpart, Omowale said that the Osun government would handle the remaining 54.4- kilometre stretch of the road from DeleYesa in Osogbo to its boundary, near Lalupon.
He said what was paramount to the governments of the two states was infrastructural development that would make their people enjoy dividends of democracy.
The commissioner said that although the Osun government was being controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) while Oyo is being governed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the development of the people of the two states was beyond party affiliations.
He assured that the projects would be flagged-off by the two governors, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola and Mr Seyi Makinde in July.
Omowale said that modalities for the award of the two contracts, including the cost, time frame and other matters, would be made public during the commencement of the projects. Oyo, Osun govt. set to reconstruct 83.6km Ibadan-Osogbo road
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Oyo and Osun state governments have begun the process of reconstruction of the 83.6-kilometre Ibadan-Osogbo road.
Oyo State Commissioner for Public Works, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin and his Osun counterpart, Mr Oluremi Omowaye, made this known on Monday at a news conference, held in Ibadan.
Sangodoyin said that the process for the award of 29.2 kilometres of the road from the Iwo Road interchange to the Oyo State boundary, near Lalupon village, was at a final stage.
The commissioner, while speaking on the benefits of the collaboration between the two states in reconstructing the road, said that the projects, when completed, would enhance regional integration.
He also said that the road would boost the security of road users and communities on the axis.
Sangodoyin further explained that both states, with comparative advantages in agriculture, needed to expand their economy by focusing on agriculture and food security.
“Therefore, putting the road in good condition will ease the movement of agricultural produce from farms to cities.
“It will also make vehicular movements smooth, thereby reducing the time spent while travelling from Osogbo to Ibadan and vice visa,” he said.
Corroborating his Oyo State counterpart, Omowale said that the Osun government would handle the remaining 54.4- kilometre stretch of the road from DeleYesa in Osogbo to its boundary, near Lalupon.
He said what was paramount to the governments of the two states was infrastructural development that would make their people enjoy dividends of democracy.
The commissioner said that although the Osun government was being controlled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) while Oyo is being governed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the development of the people of the two states was beyond party affiliations.
He assured that the projects would be flagged-off by the two governors, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola and Mr Seyi Makinde in July.
Omowale said that modalities for the award of the two contracts, including the cost, time frame and other matters, would be made public during the commencement of the projects.
