Residents of Abeokuta, Ogun State’s capital city, rejoiced as Gov. Dapo Abiodun dedicated the 7.2km Fajol-American Junction-Gbonagun road and a Primary Health Centre at Itoko, also in the state capital.
Gov. Dapo Abiodun said the Fajol Junction-Ajegunle-Osara-Gbonangun road, which connects communities in the Abeokuta South and Odeda local government areas, was one of many long-abandoned roads being built by his administration across Ogun’s three senatorial districts.
He believes that roads are critical to the state’s socioeconomic development.
“The completion of Fajol Junction-Ajegunle-Osara-Gbonangun road is heartwarming. This is one road that had begged for attention for over two decades, was given priority attention to roads, like hospitals and other projects abandoned by our predecessors. All these projects were funded with tax payers’ money and we cannot allow them to perpetually be in a state of disrepair because of politics”.
“This 7.2km road is a reliable alternative route and it will sure bring succor to resident and travellers of this area by reducing the traffic gridlock that is daily experienced on the ever-busy Ibadan-Abeokuta road” he said.
Abiodun stated that the newly constructed road, in addition to expanding the area’s economic activities by making them accessible, will aid in the control of erosion and flooding in the axis.
The Governor stated that the road was recommended for reconstruction by the people, and that several such projects completed by his administration across the state have rekindled the people’s hope and trust in government’s ability to deliver good governance.
Gov. Abiodun emphasized that his administration would not jeopardize Abeokuta’s status as the state capital, assuring that his administration would not rest until all bad roads were repaired.
Speaking at the Itoko Health Centre’s commissioning, Prince Dapo Abiodun stated that his administration is committed to providing a stable and focused government.
“As a matter of fact, this administration has zero tolerance for poor health care experience and services.
“This underscores the ongoing infrastructural investment made thus far to upgrade across all sectors. In health we have recruited healthcare, including consultants in our tertiary healthcare facility, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital; in all our secondary facilities the General and State Hospitals and especially with the upgrade of over 100 primary health centres across the 20 LGAs. This we call the hub and spoke approach and we plan that in all our 236 wards we have at least one PHC each,” he said.
