Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, at the weekend, approved the construction of the first dual carriageway in Iwo Land, with a pledge to complete the work in record time with direct emphasis on local content.
The governor, who made the announcement at this year’s Iwo Day celebration, emphasised that the dualised freeway will have full solar lights from Odoori to Adeeke.
Represented by his spokesperson, Mallam Rasheed Olawale, the governor remarked, “In line with our commitment to equity and fairness, our administration has approved a dual carriageway for Iwo. The dualisation of the Adeke-Odori road will be done in two phases.
“The first phase will run from Odoori to the Post Office with a branching to the front of the palace from the Roundabout. The second phase will run from the Post Office to Adeeke Junction.”
“We will deliver all these in record time with direct emphasis on local content. We will ensure we use local personnel, local suppliers, and local engineers. Our goal is to deepen prosperity by ensuring that Osun money circulates within Osun.”
The governor, however, directed the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to engage the host community with stakeholders on the proposed highway and, at the same time, commence the dualisation project from January.
Senator Adeleke, who pointed out that Iwo also stands to benefit from the recently launched Imole Agropreneur Project, said the project targets a public-private partnership arrangement to raise a new generation of agropreneurs to be supported by the government.
“The project launched at Imesi Ile recently expects each community to provide farmlands, with the government providing farm input, farmland preparation, extension services, and offtaking opportunities,” he added.
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