Oyo, Ogun, Lagos will jointly light up Lagos-Ibadan expressway – Makinde

The entire 120km stretch of Lagos-Ibadan expressway will benefit from a joint light-up project being planned by the governments of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said.

The governor disclosed this on Saturday as part of the lofty programmes his administration planned for the residents on his re-election for a another term of four years.

He spoke on the light-up of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while featuring on Splash FM 105.5 Ibadan programme.

He said he initiated the discussions with his colleague in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the three state governments to work together on the possibility of lighting up the entire stretch of the expressway.

According to him, the proposed project will benefit all the three states.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as saying, “Under Omituntun 2.0, we are exploring and I am talking to my colleagues in Ogun and Lagos states. We have a 120km stretch from Lagos to Ibadan. What we have done under the Light-Up Oyo project is to put infrastructure on 250km of our road. So, we can do it. There is nothing that says if you are coming from Lagos, there cannot be light every night between Lagos and Ibadan. I can give you that assurance that it will happen.

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“As for Lagos, they have up to the bridge head at Berger, and Ogun State has up to Onigaari. They have the longest stretch. And if we say each state should bear the burden accordingly, they will bear the lion share. But I told my colleague in Lagos that this is something that should benefit all of us. Even if we have to share the burden in such a way that Ogun State is encouraged to come in, we will do it. But this is something that will happen under Omituntun 2.0.”

The governor appreciated the people of the state for giving him the opportunity to serve, while calling on them to do it again on March 11, so that socio-political order, economic prosperity and other good things being enjoyed in the state would continue for another four years.

He said, “Once again, let me thank the good people of Oyo State who gave me the opportunity to serve them. Just like four years ago, the election is going to be a one-day event but the ramification and effect will stay with us for another four years.

“So, I want to urge our people to come out and not be afraid. Come out and make your choice. Vote for me again. What we have enjoyed for over three years in the state was the result of the step you took by voting for me on March 9th, 2019. Now, on the 11th of March, 2023, go out and do the same thing and we will have an Oyo State of your dreams.

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“Now, we are talking about civil servants and pensioners being paid for 45 months unbroken out of 48 month of this tenure. That is about 94 per cent really gone. So, if we want to extend it and not stop at 48 but go to 49, 50 and even to 96, then, come out to vote for PDP and all the PDP House of Assembly candidates. I will work with the House of Assembly members who will approve budgets and bills that we want to turn into law.

Speaking on what residents of the state should expect under Omituntun 2.0, Governor Makinde declared that the government would, upon his re-election, activate a lot of projects including the Ilutuntun Business District in Akinyele, which would have a digital technology hub for the youth.

While responding to questions on how his administration had fared in the education sector, the governor pointed out that the administration had been able to put in place a massive infrastructure reform in the sector, while also successfully moving about 60,000 students back to the classrooms through its various efforts on provision of free and qualitative education.

He said the administration’s success story in the tertiary education sector included the consistent ranking of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, LAUTECH, as the best state university in the country in the last three years.

“LAUTECH, for over three years running, has been adjudged to be the best state university in Nigeria and we will keep pushing. It is work in progress but I can say confidently that we are laying the right foundation for the Oyo State of our dream,” the governor said.