Oyo People Eulogise FG For Infrastructure Development
The people of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state were full of joy and gratitude as the Federal Government commissioned and handed over a 0.75 kilometre internal road to the National Centre for Generic and Biotechnology Agency, ( NACGRAB) located at the National Cereals Research Institute Complex in Ibadan in Oyo State rehabilitated by the Federal Ministry of works and Housing.
Speaking at the occasion, the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, represented by the Federal Controller of Works, Oyo State, Engineer Kayode Ibrahim revealed that Oyo State is benefitting tremendiously from the federal government road projects. He said, " I can testify that a number of roads have received attention, from Lagos to Ibadan and Shagamu to Ibadan roads. We are pushing to finish them before May,2023."
Fashola added that "When you go round the state you will see that work is going on in many places at a great speed." He said that the Ibadan-Ife - Ilesa road was a night mare to road users before now, adding that Iwo road to Asejire to Ife is also presently receiving massive attention .
The Minister also confirmed that the contract for the rehabilitation of Ibadan - Oyo road had been awarded and the contractors are ready to hit the ground running.
He also disclosed that "Reynolds Construction Company, (RCC) is working round the clock on the Oyo Ogbomosho road with the aim of connecting it to the highway at the end of this year." The Minister also disclosed that work is on going at the Ogbomosho road because all obstacles had been removed and funds also released.
Babatunde Fashola in the same vain said that construction work is currently on going in a session at Oke - Ogun called Okerete from Shaki which is about a hundred kilometres, this previous administration had abandoned.
He also said that Isaleadini road that was abandoned for long and Okeohun road are receiving attention while road users are currently plying them freely with ease.
The Minister said other projects implemented by the Buhari administration in Oyo State include, the school of Survey, an internal road at University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan and Moor Plantation.
In his welcome address, the Director of The National Centre for Generic and Biotechnology,( NACGRAB) Dr. Anthony Okere who was represented by Dr. Abisoye Ojo expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for the internal road intervention project. The Director said access road to the Animal Generic Resource and Field in NACGRAB had worsened over the years due to gully erosion and transportion of farm equipments, livestock and their feeds as well as mobility of staff and guests of the Centre had been a nightmare but with the rehabilitation of the road by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing it has become a thing of the past.
Officials of some other Federal organisations such as the National Cereal Institute, Regional Office of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science with office and residential accommodation within the NCRI Complex expressed appreciation to the Federal Government for the work done.
This road network will benefit about fourteen organisations both state and federal, who are being accommodated within the complex.
FASHOLA, SULEIMAN, EL - YAKUB, OTHERS AT THE OFFICIAL FLAG - OFF THE DUALIZATION OF THE 132KM KANO - DAURA - KONGOLLAM ROAD IN KANO, JIGAWA AND KATSINA STATES UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND REFURBISHMENT TAX CREDIT SCHEME
Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (3rd right), Hon. Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu (4th left), Hon. Minister of State, Works and Housing, Hon. Umar El - Yakub (3rd left), representative of the Chairman, BUA Group, Alhaji Kabiru Rabiu(2nd right), traditional rulers and others during the official Flag - off of the Dualization of the 132KM Kano - Daura - Kongollam Road in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina States under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Tax Credit Scheme on Tuesday, 7th February 2023.
FASHOLA, ZAINAB AHMED, EL-YAKUB, AT THE SYMBOLIC PRESENTATION OF THE 2022 SOVEREIGN SUKUK ISSUE PROCEEDS CHEQUES TO THE IMPLEMENTING MINISTRIES IN ABUJA
Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,SAN (2nd left), Hon. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (2nd right), Hon. Minister of State, Works and Housing, Hon. Umar El - Yakub (left) and Director General, Debt Management Office, Mrs Patience Oniha (right) during the symbolic presentation of the N110 Billion 2022 Sovereign Sukuk Issue Proceeds Cheque for Construction and Rehabilitation of Road Projects in the Six Geo-Political Zones to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing at the Auditorium of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning in Abuja on Monday, 6th February 2023.