There was wild excitement at the weekend as the Ogun State Government commenced palliative works on the long abandoned Ojodu Abiodun, Akute in Ifo Local Government area of the state.
Residents trooped out in their numbers as cranes and caterpillars from the Ogun State Public Works Agency (OGPWA) drilled gutters and patched potholes along the 4.65km road.
The government also promised to returned to fully reconstruct and not just rehabilitate the 4.65 kilometers stretech of road at the end of the current raining season.
The promise to deliver a brand new road for residents of the area was made when the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya visited workmen on site at the Alagbole end of the road.
Akinsanya told newsmen shortly after inspecting palliative work on the road that the palliative work currently going on in the area was just a temporary measure to reduce the hardship of road users.
He said the road is part of the public infrastructure the Prince Dapo Abidoun led administration hope to leverage on to revitalise the state’s economy.
Aside the 4.65 kilometers Ojodu Abiodun/ Akute road, Akinsanya also disclosed that the road coming from Sango to Akute would also be done, calling on the people of the state to be calm and patient with the state government in its resolve to make roads across the state motorable.
He emphasised that palliative works would be done on Ojodu Abiodun-Denro Ishashi-Ajuwon-Akute Alagbole-Yakoyo, and Alagbado-Oke Aro-Lambe-Matogun roads and their environs
“This road is a vital road. This road linking us (Ogun State) with Lagos State is part of the economic linkage this administration is trying to revitalise in this area.
“The new road is coming very soon. The design is ready to make it motorable when it rains. That is the reason for the palliative we are doing here today. There has been a lot of complaints on the road and the governor has directed us to make it motorable in the interim.
“There will be a brand new road linking this place to Lagos soon. It is a 4.65 kilometers road and at the same time, the road coming from Sango to Akute here will be done,” he said.
A resident and the pastor in charge of First Baptist Church, Akute, Reverend Ayo Ojeleye while commending the state government for the palliative work on the road.
He called on the state government to, as a matter of urgency, come to the aid of the people in the area.
Jubilant residents converge around the commissioner to offer words of encouragement on the work being done.
