The Oyo state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has on Friday inspected ongoing works at the 21km Ajia-Airport Road with spur to Amuloko as well as the Olorunsogo-Amuloko-Akanran-Dagbolu Road.
During the inspection, Makinde noted that the government is satisfied with the quality of works being done on the projects.
A statement by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to the governor, Moses Alao, indicated that the governor, who inspected the Ajia-Airport Bridge, the Amuloko stretch of the road and the Dagbolu termination point of the 37km Beere-Olorunsogo-Akanran-Dagbolu road, said that the government will continue to insist on quality control.
Addressing newsmen shortly after inspecting the Amuloko Road, the governor said, “These are some of the projects that we thought, by our third year anniversary, would have been completed. Yes, we are pushing and the contractor is also pushing.
“In terms of quality, we are okay but in terms of the pace, I think they can do better. In three or four months, I believe they should be done with it. The major hold-up on the Ajia-Airport Road was the bridge we visited. They already have concrete over it and are waiting for it to keel.
“The contractors gave us the end of May but we won’t allow them to rest”, he added.
It would be recalled that residents of the area had on different occasions appealed to Makinde to hasten the project to ease the challenges they are facing, as a result of the ongoing constructions.
The governor has however, tasked the contractors to improve the pace of work, so ease can return to commuting in the area.
On the entourage of the governor were the Commissioner for Works, Public Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Dahud Sangodoyin and the Managing Director, Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Limited, Engr. Abel Adeleke, among others.