Ogun State government, on Thursday, commissioned the first pedestrian
bridge and flyover worth N260 million and N1.3 billion respectively.
The projects are part of the fulfilment of the electioneering
promises of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun led-government in the state.
The ceremony had in attendance former head of Interim National
Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, former Chief of General Staff,
General Oladipo Diya (retd), the national chairman of the Action
Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Bisi Akande, former governors of Lagos
and Ekiti states, Chief Bola Tinubu and Chief Niyi Adebayo, Senator Biyi
Durojaiye and Senator Gbenga Obadara, among others.
Shonekan, in his goodwill message commended the Amosun government for contributing to the future economic growth of the state.
He bemoaned the poor maintenance culture to public property and
attributed it to the poor condition of infrastructure across the
country.
“Today’s event shows that the state government is committed to the
socio-economic development. We should continue to invest in social
infastructure,” he said.
Senator Tinubu said that Amosun had made their party proud by
transforming the face of the state, saying that redressing infastructure
deficit of any nation needed long term financial assistance.
Amosun said that the project were not an accident but part of his
administration’s programmes on Rural and Infrastructure Development and
Urban Renewal reflect ed on everything that represents quality, vision
and the tradition of excellence.
He said, “today’s commissioning, on one hand, is a fulfilment of the
promise we made during the elections. On the other hand, we are scoring
another first in the provision of infrastructure as this bridge is the
first to be constructed by the Ogun State government. “
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