‘It’s of extreme importance’ — Dapo Abiodun says work will commence on 17km Sango-Ijoko road

Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, says the construction of the 17-kilometre Sango-Ijoko road will commence soon.

Abiodun spoke on Monday when he inspected ongoing road projects in Ifo LGA of Ogun state.

“Sango-Ijoko is a long road. We started it from the Sango area; we have an outstanding 17 kilometres, and we have decided to divide it into two sections of eight kilometres each,” the governor said.

He added that the 3.25 kilometres of Alagbole-Ajuwon-Akute road in the LGA would be ready for commissioning by the end of February.

“About four months ago, we were here in response to the fact that our attention was drawn to the state of roads in Ifo 2, particularly Alagbole-Ajuwon, Denro-Ishashi-Akute, Ajuwon-Akute, Ijoko-Sango, and Lambe,” he said.

“I came here and promised that within a few months I would be back to commission all those roads that were in deplorable condition.”

“Today, we are here; Alagbole-Akute is completed and 100 percent ready for commissioning, Ajuwon-Akute is ongoing; it is about 3.25 kilometres, and by God’s grace, by the end of February, it will be totally completed.

“I am giving you my commitment because this constituency is of extreme importance to us; it is our border community with Lagos state, and there is a lot of cross-border migration between us and Lagos.

“It is important for us to make that cross-border experience as pleasurable as possible for the citizens, and that is our 100 percent commitment.”

Abiodun urged the residents of the LGA to use the road responsibly and maintain it to serve its original purpose.

Akangbe Olatunde, the chairman of the Ifo community development committee (CDC), commended the governor for the ongoing construction on the Ajuwon-Akute road.

Olatunde added that his administration has brought joy to the people of the LGA.