Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun has advised motorists and commuters plying roads where construction works are ongoing to be patient and obey traffic diversions so as not to create undue hindrances to the construction work.
He said motorists and commuters must also exercise caution to avert avoidable accidents which may lead to possible injury and needless loss of lives.
Rt. Hon. Olatunbosun who gave the advice in Ado Ekiti, assured that Government would ensure delivery of good quality and timely projects, adding that concerted efforts have been put in place to guarantee the delivery of the projects on schedule.
The Commissioner said that the measures put in place to control traffic are in the interest of public and that the State Government would leave no stone unturned towards ensuring that the projects are completed within the stipulated period.
Stressing that the focus is to boost economic and social activities in the State and predominantly at the grassroots, Olatunbosun said that Oyebanji’s administration would continue to embark on meaningful policies and projects that have positive impact on the lives of the people, adding that the wellbeing of the people remains Government’s top priority.
Recalled that Governor Oyebanji recently signed two bills that would ensure proper maintenance and rehabilitation of deplorable roads in the State into laws, stressing that the Ekiti State Rural Access Roads Authority Bill (2023) and the Ekiti State Roads Funds bill (2023) were enacted because of their potentials to have positive impact on people in the State, “especially on farmers who would have access to good roads to transport farm produce.”
The Commissioner added that another 12 rural roads would also be rehabilitated under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) as part of interventions to make community roads accessible.
He highlighted roads undergoing rehabilitation in the State to include Oye- Iye –Ikun -Otun- Diary Farm Road, Ado-Iworoko-Road, Ikole township Road, Itapa- Ijelu- Omu Road, Moferere-Agric Olope-Odo Ado, Ilawe-Erijiyan road and the Hospital Management road in Ado-Ekiti.
Olatunbosun said that while the Igbara Odo – Ikogosi Road, Iloro-Ijurin-Temidire- Ayegunle road and the failed Culvert on Igede -Ilawe road as well as the Igbara Odo – Ikogosi Road are undergoing reconstruction, the State Government is undertaking fresh construction of the Omisanjana –Sije- Deeper Life- Ajebandele road, the GRA 3rd Extension road and the Okeoro-Ilokun-Ipoti road.
The Ekiti Image Maker said construction of the roads handled by the Oyebanji’s administration were monitored to guarantee durability, Olatunbosun, however appealed to the people to avoid acts that are inimical to the longevity of the roads.
He warned that indiscriminate dumping of refuse in gutters and waterways as well as the construction of unauthorized speed-breakers could lead to flooding and rapid destruction of the roads.
