The Ekiti State Government has begun the rehabilitation of Igede-Ilawe road as he moved contractors to the site in the state.
According to the Nation, commuters and residents of the communities, expressed their delight about the positive development when the Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, inspected the ongoing works on the road on Saturday evening.
Olatunbosun, who stressed that while Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration did not believe in dishing out biased or misleading information to promote political point of view, he was at the site as government’s spokesman to have a first-hand experience of the development in order to inform the people of the activities of the government, in line with the administration policy of transparency and accountability.
He then explained the rehabilitation of the road would strengthen commercial activities, agriculture, and security as well as attract investments, development and generally make life easier for the people.
He said the road is a major route from the northern part of the country through Kwara to the south in Akure or all the way to Lagos, noting that it not only links two Local Governments of Irepodun/Ifelodun and Ekiti South West, it also links two Federal Constituencies and two senatorial districts.
The Chairman of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government, Babatola Ogundana, commended Governor Oyebanji for initiating the rehabilitation of Igede-Ilawe road.
