Osun Gets Commendation For Repairing Federal Roads

The Controller, Federal Ministry of Works, in Osun State, W.K. Atitebi, has praised the courage of the Osun State government for embarking on the re-construction work of some federal roads in the state.

The roads, according to him, include: Gbongan-Akoda dual carriage /Trumpet Bridge, Osogbo-Ikirun-Ila-Odo-Kwara State Boundary road projects.

He gave the commendation when the combined team of officials from the Special Projects Office (SPO), office of the Governor and State Ministry of Works led by Abiodun Ishola paid him courtesy visit in his office in Osogbo.

Atitebi noted that the state government achieved the feat from its limited resources, adding that it is sign of good leadership. Ishola stressed the desire of the state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to have all roads in the state motorable, be it Federal, State or Local.

He however solicited the maximum cooperation of the Federal Controller, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on the two major projects for the successful implementation and completion.

Ishola maintained that it is the desire of the government to make life easier for, not only the people of the state, but the general populace plying the roads.

Present at the meeting was the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, State of Osun, Nurudeen Adeagbo, the Coordinating Director, Special Projects Office, Engineer Olawale Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Infrastructure, Aderounmu Agbomeji among others.

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