The Ogun State government has broken silence over the criticism trailing the the deplorable roads in the state.
Social media, especially X (formerly twitter) on Tuesday was awashed with pictures and videos of bad roads across the state.
The users knocked Governor Dapo Abiodun for failing to provide ‘motorable’ roads in the state.
The state has been trending for the second day running on social media over the state of roads.
Some of the communities bordering Lagos State are worst hit by the deplorable roads.
Commuters plying roads from Yakoyo to Alagbole, Akute, Ajuwon, Lambe, Oke Aro, always lament the poor condition of the road network.
A number of roads in Ota axis of Ado Odo-Ota Local Government Area, Obafemi-Owode and Abeokuta South LGAs, are equally affected.
Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Works Ade Akinsanya on Wednesday disclosed that the Abiodun-led administration had embarked on massive rehabilitation and reconstruction of many roads across the state.
The rehabilitation, according to Akinsanya, will be prioritised, based on fund availability and the economic viability of those roads.
He said that 120 roads, spread across the 20 local government areas in the state, were submitted by stakeholders.
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Akinsanya said the move was in line with the avowed commitment of the Dapo Abiodun-led administration to make Ogun more attractive to both local and foreign investors.
He noted that to make the exercise have the desired impact on the people, the governor mandated stakeholders, including royal fathers, lawmakers at both state and federal levels, local government chairmen, community leaders, religious leaders, among others to submit critical roads that require immediate attention in their domains.
Akinsanya said rehabilitation works had commenced on some of the roads, while contractors would move to the remaining ones soon.
Akinsanya said Governor Abiodun had also secured the collaboration of the Federal Government for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of additional 14 roads.
He noted that the roads to be jointly rehabilitated with the cooperation of the Federal Ministry of Works, include Laderin-Train Station (Phase 1), (ongoing); Adesanolu road, Mowe (ongoing); Liberty road, Oru Ijebu (ongoing); Babcock road via Ilisan market road; Ayegbami road, Iperu; Safetedo Street, Iperu (ongoing); Odo-Egbe Junction/Ereko/Ondo Road Junction (ongoing); Major Thompson Road, Sagamu (ongoing); Methodist Church, Iperu; Awokoya Street, Ijebu Ode; Kanga Lagos-Ilese road, Lots 1 (ongoing), Lots11, 111 amongst others.
