The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has stated that no a part of Ogun State has been overlooked of the developmental initiatives of his administration within the 2025-2027 Medium Time period Expenditure Framework and the 2025 Price range.
Based on him, initiatives have been evenly distributed to the three Senatorial Districts in accordance with the 2024 price range.
Abiodun made this identified throughout the city corridor assembly on the 2025-2027 Medium Time period Expenditure Framework and 2025 Price range held on Wednesday at Bisi Rodipe Occasion Heart, Ijebu-Ode.
The governor, who lauded all stakeholders for his or her inputs throughout consultations in direction of placing collectively the 2024 price range, stated his administration has authorized the reconstruction of some main roads within the Ogun East Senatorial District.
The roads, in response to the governor, are Imoro-Imegun-Opopo highway, Igbeba-Eid praying floor to Jail highway, Imoru highway in Ijebu-Ode, and the Odelewu-Ladeshi-Ishiwo highway.
The governor, who was represented by the Chief Financial Adviser and Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, famous that regardless of the fiscal pressures on its assets, his administration has additionally commenced the development of over 64 kilometres of rural roads throughout the state.
The development of the agricultural roads, Abiodun stated, marks pivotal steps in his administration’s ongoing dedication in direction of increasing infrastructural growth for simple rural accessibility and boosting agricultural productiveness within the state.
He stated, “In continuation of our infrastructural growth, our administration lately authorized the reconstruction of the Imoro-Imegun-Opopo highway in Ijebu-North-East, Igbeba highway to Eid praying floor to Jail, Imoru highway in Ijebu-Ode, and Odelewu-Ladeshi-Ishiwo highway.
“Regardless of the fiscal pressures and elevated authorities spending, infrastructural investments to advertise rural growth and the financial system have equally gained consideration.
“Our administration is establishing 64 kilometres of rural roads in choose native authorities areas within the state, together with inside the Ijebu division”.
He disclosed that his administration, in collaboration with the Lagos and Oyo State governments, has procured an extra 25 patrol vans and surveillance drones to watch actions alongside the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The governor famous that the development and imminent completion of the Gateway Worldwide Agro-cargo Airport would place the state as the most important logistics hub within the sub-region whereas benefiting from the Africa High quality Assurance Heart developed by the Africa Export-Import Financial institution.
Abiodun stated that his administration has constructed over 600 kilometers of highway throughout the state, with 243.3 kilometers accomplished within the Ogun East Senatorial District.
The governor listed a number of the accomplished roads together with Chris-Ogunbajo-Erunwon Street, Palace Street, Ijebu-Itele, Membership Street, Balogun Kuku Street, Ijebu-Ode, and the reconstruction of inner roads inside Olabisi Onabanjo College, including that work has additionally commenced on the double self-culvert on Alaran River, Isiwo, Ijebu-Ode, Liberty highway, Oru, and the Awokoya highway in Ijebu-Ode.
Earlier in his welcome deal with, the Commissioner for Price range and Planning, Mr. Olaolu Olabimtan, disclosed that 377 inputs have been obtained over the last city corridor conferences held in 2023, including that 90%, which represents 340 inputs, have been included within the price range, whilst he pledged that the remaining 40 inputs can be included within the 2025 price range and the MTEF.
Olabimtan additionally disclosed that initiatives have been equally carried out among the many six native authorities areas of the district, urging the individuals of the Senatorial District to submit their enter in direction of the planning and eventual implementation of the price range.
Of their separate remarks, the Gbegande of Ososa, Oba Toye Alatishe, and the Ebumawe of In the past-Iwoye, Oba Abdul-Rasaq Adenugba, counseled the current administration for sustaining the city corridor assembly
The royal fathers stated that the assembly served as an avenue for the individuals to make their inputs into the price range, saying monarchs within the district would proceed to help the imaginative and prescient and mission of the current administration within the state.