Ambode promises to construct 181 roads before April

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, says his administration will construct 181 roads across the state before the second quarter of the year.

There are four quarters a year, and April is the beginning of the second quarter.

Ambode said this in Ketu during a town hall meeting with residents of Lagos-east senatorial district.

He said the construction would be visible in all the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas of the state.

According to Ambode, a minimum of three roads will be constructed in each council area.

The governor said the state government would advertise bids for the construction of the roads next week to complement the 114 roads constructed in 2016.

“Majority of the questions asked are on roads because of the success recorded with the 114 roads last year, when we did two roads per local government,” he said.

“I want to pronounce here that you should watch out next week in the newspapers; we are advertising 181 roads which will be done in all our local governments.

“What we have found out is that if we decide to continue with two, some of those roads are not linking each other to the main road.

“Most likely you will see that if we are supposed to do some roads in some local governments, it will only make economic sense if there is a linkage.

“The choice has been made by the local governments in conjunction with the engineers so that we can make economic sense of the road and we think we will continue in that pace.”

The governor also said that 5,700 Neighbourhood Safety Corps would be recruited in the next three weeks.

He said this was part of continued efforts to ensure good governance and safety of Lagos residents.

Ambode highlighted other various activities and projects for the year, which include road rehabilitation and construction.

He said others include establishment of bus terminals and depots, as well as creation of jobs for micro, small and medium enterprises, among others.