Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has announced the takeoff of the reconstruction of the Ejigbo-Isoko-Aye-Oguro road and the Ejigbo-Iwo Road, 37.1 kilometers of inherited projects.
Governor Adeleke disclosed this on Tuesday at the unveiling of N159 billion infrastructure projects at Exco lounge, said that the new set of infrastructure projects covering the works, health, and education sectors.
Adeleke stated that the projects will reach a new milestone in 2025, “Reconstruction of Ejigbo- Isoko -Aye-Oguro road. This is a 5.1 kilometers road at a cost of N3,018,747,965.97.
“Rehabilitation of Ejigbo – Iwo Road. This is a 32 kilometers road; however, 20 kilometers will be taken as Phase 1 at the cost of N11,250,210,420.00.
“The following inherited projects will be taken to a new milestone this year. Osogbo – Iwo – Oyo State Boundary Road at a cost of Five Billion, Nine Hundred and Forty Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety Three Thousand Naira (N5,940,793,414.71) Osogbo – Ikirun – Insha – Kwara State Boundary – Thirteen Billion, Seven Hundred and Eight Million, Three Hundred and Nine Thousand naira (N13,708,309,766.47)
While the following fresh road projects are slated for implementation this year.
Dualisation of Odo Ori Junction-Post Office Junction-Adeeke Junction with spur to Oluwo Palace. This is a 6.65 kilometers road which will be phased into two parts at a cost of Ten Billion, Four Hundred and Twenty One Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand Naira (N10,421,756,647.87);
“Construction of Iragberi-Ikotun-Ara Road. This is an 8.5 kilometers road at the cost of Four Billion, Three Hundred and Forty Five Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand (N4,345,992,620.00);
Dualisation of State Secretariat RoundAbout, Abeere – Ojoro Road, Phase One. This is a 3.55km at the cost of Nine Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand ( N9,239,758,608.37) ;
Dualisation of State Secretariat RoundAbout, Abeere -Ojoro Road, Phase Two. This is a 3.85 kilometers road at the cost of Nine Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty Four Million, Six Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand (N9,724,699,096,97);
Dualisation of State Secretariat RoundAbout, Abeere-Ojoro road, phase three. This is a 1.25 kilometers road at the cost of Two Billion, Five Hundred and Forty One Million, Seven Hundred and Seven Thousand naira(N2,541,707,460.23);
Reconstruction of Ijebu Jesa – Ere – Ilahun – Ibokun with the reconstruction of the failed bridge. This is at the cost of Eight Billion, Fifty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Thousand (N8,053,930,329.11);
Dualisation of Ila township road. This is a 4.5 kilometers road at the cost of Twelve Billion, Six Hundred and Fifty Six Million , Four Hundred and Eight Thousand (N12,656,486,722.55);
Reconstruction of Ada – Ibokun – Ilase – Idominasi. This is a 32 kilometers road; however, 20 kilometers will be taken as Phase 1 at the cost of Ten Billion , Eight Hundred and Ninety Seven Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira (N10,897,600,542.80)
Upgrading, lighting, and beautification of the State Capita’s major roads and RoundAbouts, a total cost of Five billion naira has been earmarked for the upgrading.
TOTAL for the road sector is One Hundred and One Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Nine Three Thousand Naira (N101,799,993,595.05)”
