Kwara: Gov Abdulrazaq secures key road projects to drive socio-economic growth
Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq says his administration has secured multi-billion naira road projects that connect different parts of the state, especially Kwara North and South.
The roads, when completed, are expected to drive the socio-economic activities of the agrarian communities where the projects will pass through.
The Governor informed the cabinet that work is to begin shortly on some major roads in Kwara North and Kwara South as contractors have been mobilised to site with at least N40bn.
This is what Governor AbdulRazaq has attracted as our major gain from some recent policy initiatives of the Federal Government.
The Governor listed the major roads as Kosubosu-Kaiama-Bode Sa’adu (130km) Lafiagi-Shonga-Bacita (83km); Okuta-Gwanara-Bukoro (32km); and Offa-Ojoku-Afon-Eiyenkorin (49km) which will burst out at Odo-Otin local government in Osun State.
Governor AbdulRazaq has also directed that the approaching sections of the road to the Orisa bridge be fixed as soon as possible, while the Iyana Shonga Road in Edu local government is to be evaluated for rehabilitation works.
The state Executive Council has also approved the revocation and re-award or review of some ongoing road contracts, including Ilesha Gwanara and Owode-Ofaro-Alabe road, for poor performance or delay in their delivery, while it called for speedy completion of others, including the Orisa bridge in Oro Ago in Ifelodun local government area of the state.
