Oyo approves N88bn for reconstruction of roads to link zones

Determined to link all six geo-political zones of the state through the construction of durable and accessible road networks, the Oyo State Government has approved the reconstruction of the 30-kilometre Igboho–Kishi Road in the Oke-Ogun area and the 38.9-kilometre Ido–Akufo–Eruwa Road in Ibarapa axis.

The 30km Igboho–Kishi Road was approved at a cost of ₦38.688 billion while the reconstruction of the 39km Ido–Akufo Junction–Eruwa Road will be executed at a cost of ₦50.344 billion.

Dotun Oyelade, commissioner for Information who disclosed this said they are key infrastructural projects approved by the State Executive Council meeting.

According to the Commissioner, these projects formed part of the major highlights of the Executive Council’s approvals aimed at further improving infrastructures across the state.

On energy, the Council also approved the construction, installation, distribution, operation, and maintenance of the 12MW Ibadan Independent Gas Power Plant Project at a cost of ₦27.338 billion

This approval will ensure the attainment of sustainable infrastructural development in the state by providing uninterrupted electricity to critical government facilities such as the Oyo State Secretariat, Government House, Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), High Courts, State Hospitals, and Lekan Salami Stadium, among others.

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Also, after the completion of the earlier approved installation of high mast floodlights in parts of the state, the Council has approved another award for a hybrid power system at a cost of ₦8.967 billion to extend the project to selected key areas within the Ibadan metropolis.

On the education front, the Council approved the release of ₦3.554 billion as counterpart funding to facilitate the disbursement of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grant to Oyo State for the 2024 UBEC/SUBEB Intervention Project.

Likewise, the Council approved the remodelling and reconstruction of the uncompleted library building located behind the Government House, which has been abandoned for about 25 years in which the project will be undertaken at a cost of ₦3 787 billion.

Oyelade also stated that a total sum of ₦221,021,000 (Two hundred and twenty-one million, twenty-one thousand naira) was approved for the conduct of the second and third term unified examinations for public primary schools across the state.

Other approvals include the construction of an office building for the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) at a cost of ₦1.334 billon and the construction of a permanent site for the Nigeria Mobile Police Squadron located in Ago-Are, Oke-Ogun Zone, at a cost of ₦5.858 billion

It will be recalled that the state government had requested for the establishment of the Mobile Police Squadron to strengthen security and quell banditry activities in the Oke-Ogun region.