Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, unveiled the Billion Osun 2025 Infrastructure Plan on Tuesday.
He pledged that his administration will remain dedicated to sustainable infrastructure development aimed at transforming the State and improving the lives of its residents.
While unveiling the infrastructural projects to be executed at the governor’s office Abere, Governor Adeleke remarked, “I am elated to speak to the good people of Osun state after the recent face-off on local government leadership. In line with my promise never to be distracted from my vowed commitment to serve the people of the State, I am today unveiling a new set of infrastructure projects to further expand the dividends of democracy to all corners of Osun State. ”
“I want us to cast our minds back to December 2023 when we assembled in this same hall to unveil a multi billion and multi sectoral infrastructure plan for Osun state. Some critics questioned how feasible our plan was, but we were tenacious and determined. The result is the huge construction site Osun has become.”
“The outcome is the multiple completed and ongoing road projects, rehabilitated schools, and health centers that now dot our towns and villages.”
“It is my honour to report that we have so far completed the reconstruction, rehabilitation and renovation of over 150 kilometers of roads, 200 Primary Health Centres, 99 schools, while several dualization and flyover projects are at various stages of completion.”
“The Ilesa dualization project is 60 percent completed; the Ile-Ife flyover project is 60 percent completed; the Oke-Fia flyover is over 90 percent done, while the LAMECO flyover is about 50 percent executed.”
“I am equally glad to inform this august gathering that the 1.5 kilometers across all the Local Government Areas of the State are almost completed. The Oke Gada bridge is almost 70 percent completed. We are pushing ahead with these mega projects. I assure the public of completion within this fiscal year.”
“Our administration will not leave any project uncompleted.
While the first phase of the infrastructure projects is being successfully executed, today we are announcing the take-off of a new set of infrastructure projects covering the works, health, and education sectors.”
On road projects, he said, these inherited projects,Osogbo – Iwo – Oyo State Boundary Road at a cost of Five Billion, Nine Hundred and Forty Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety Three Thousand Naira (N5,940,793,414.71) Osogbo – Ikirun – Insha – Kwara State Boundary – Thirteen Billion, Seven Hundred and Eight Million, Three Hundred and Nine Thousand naira (N13,708,309,766.47) will be taken to a new milestone this year.
Also, “the following fresh road projects, Reconstruction of Ejigbo- Isoko -Aye-Oguro road. This is a 5.1 kilometers road at a cost of Three Billion, Eighteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Seven Thousand (N3,018,747,965.97); Dualisation of Odo Ori Junction-Post Office Junction-Adeeke Junction with spur to Oluwo Palace. This is a 6.65 kilometers road which will be phased into two parts at a cost of Ten Billion, Four Hundred and Twenty One Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand Naira ( N10,421,756,647.87) had been slated for implementation this year.”
“Rehabilitation of Ejigbo – Iwo Road. This is a 32 kilometers road; however, 20 kilometers will be taken as Phase 1 at the cost of Eleven Billion, Two Hundred and Fifty Million, Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Naira ( N11,250,210,420.00).”
He puts the Construction of Iragberi-Ikotun-Ara Road. This is an 8.5 kilometers road at the cost of Four Billion, Three Hundred and Forty Five Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand (N4,345,992,620.00) and puts dualisation of State Secretariat RoundAbout, Abeere – Ojoro Road, Phase One. This is a 3.55km at the cost of Nine Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand (N9,239,758,608.37).
“Dualisation of State Secretariat RoundAbout, Abeere -Ojoro Road, Phase Two. This is a 3.85 kilometers road at the cost of Nine Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty Four Million, Six Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand (N9,724,699,096,97);”
“Dualisation of State Secretariat RoundAbout, Abeere-Ojoro road, phase three. This is a 1.25 kilometers road at the cost of Two Billion, Five Hundred and Forty One Million, Seven Hundred and Seven Thousand naira(N2,541,707,460.23);”
“Reconstruction of Ijebu Jesa – Ere – Ilahun – Ibokun with the reconstruction of the failed bridge. This is at the cost of Eight Billion, Fifty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Thousand (N8,053,930,329.11);”
Dualisation of Ila township road. This is a 4.5 kilometers road at the cost of Twelve Billion, Six Hundred and Fifty Six Million , Four Hundred and Eight Thousand (N12,656,486,722.55);*
Reconstruction of Ada – Ibokun – Ilase – Idominasi. This is a 32 kilometers road; however, 20 kilometers will be taken as Phase 1 at the cost of Ten Billion , Eight Hundred and Ninety Seven Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira (N10,897,600,542.80)*
Upgrading, lighting, and beautification of the State Capita’s major roads and RoundAbouts, a total cost of Five billion naira has been earmarked for the upgrading.
TOTAL for the road sector is One Hundred and One Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Nine Three Thousand Naira (N101,799,993,595.05.
On education sector, he said,the following schools are slated for rehabilitation across the selected districts: Renovation of a School Hall and School Pavillion At Ede High School, Ede at the cost of Fifty Million, Two Hundred and Seventy Six Thousand (N50,276,412.52);Renovation of a Block of Four Classrooms at C.A.C. Grammar School, Ede at the cost of One HundrN17and Seventy One Million, Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand naira ( N171,580,936.43;, Renovation of School Building at Agboran School of Science, Ede, Ede South at the cost of Two Hundred Million, Nineteen Thousand Naira (N200,019,700.00);Renovation of Oranmiyan Memorial Grammar School, Ile-Ife at the cost of One Hundred and Forty Nine Million, Five Hundred and Forty Six Thousand naira (N149,546,073.60);Renovation of One (1) Examination Hall At Seventh Day Adventist Grammar Sch, Ife at the cost of Eighty One Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy One Thousand Naira (N81,841,871.60),Renovation of a Block of Four Classrooms at St. David’s Grammar School, Ile-Ife at the cost of Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira only (N30,880,593.06).
Construction of 1 Modern Administrative Office in Ilesa Zonal Education Office, Ilesa at the cost of Fifty Three Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven Thousand Naira (N53,767,064.12);Renovation of 2 Blocks of 8 Classrooms And An Examination Hall At Ogedengbe School of Science, Ilesa at the cost of One Hundred and Thirty Seven Million, Forty Seven Thousand Naira (N137,047,772.40);Renovation of School Hall at Community High School, Ilesa at the cost of Fifty Six Million , Seven Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N56,720,181.00); Renovation of 2 Block 6 Classrooms at Islamic High School, Ikire at the cost of One Hundred and Seventy Eight Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira ( N178,280,175.80); Renovation of 2 Blocks of 8 Classrooms at St. Augustine’s Commercial Grammar School, Ikire at the cost of One Hundred and Seventy One Million, Five Hundred and Eight Thousand Naira (N171,580,936.43).
Renovation of Methodist Grammar School, Iwo at the cost of One Hundred and Forty One Million , Six Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Naira (N141,695,950.55);Renovation of Science Laboratory at Oke Ile Grammar School, Oke-Ila at the cost of Eighty One Million Naira, Seven Hundred and Forty Eighty Thousand Naira (N81,748,651.60);Renovation Of 2 Blocks Of 8 Classrooms At Unity School, Iragbiji at the cost of Forty Million, Two Hundred and Forty Six Thousand Naira ( 40,246,657.61).”
“Renovation of a Block of 4 Classrooms at Ekusa Community Grammar School, Ekusa at the cost of One Hundred and Seventy One Million, One Hundred and Twenty Nine Thousand (N171,129,179.76);Renovation at Nawarudeen Grammar School, Osogbo, Osogbo at the cost of Nineteen Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy Seven Thousand Naira (N19,877,704.00); Renovation of a School Hall at Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo at the cost of Ninety Seven Million, Two Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand Naira (N97,234,520.00) and Renovation of a Block of School Hall at St. Mark’s Commercial High School, Osogbo at the cost of Ninety Eight Million, Two Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand Naira (N98,239,569.25) and out the total as, One Billion , Nine Hundred and Eighty Nine Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Three Thousand Naira (N1,989,433,956.69).
On health sector, he spoke on “Complete Renovation of the remaining 124 PHC at the total cost of Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Sixty-Three, One Hundred and Twenty-Four, Three Hundred and Sixty-Four Naira (N2,763,124,364.50) and put the grand total at,One Hundred and Fifty Nine Billion, One Hundred and Fifty Six Million, Three Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand Naira (159,156,392,674.20).
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