Governor Adeleke Commends Aregbesola’s Administration Over Osogbo Ring Road Project
By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Wednesday commended the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the state for embarking on Osogbo Ring Road project.
Governor Adeleke gave this commendation in his speech presented at the commissioning ceremony of the completed dualisation of roundabout-Testing Ground-Ilesa Garage Road in Osogbo.
The Governor said, Governor Aregbesola started the road but it was abandoned by the previous administration before his administration decided to take it up and completed which led to the ongoing commissioning ceremony.
The Governor who reiterated the efforts of his administration not to relent in their desire to satisfy their developmental needs promised not to relent until the infrastructure is fixed and until collective prosperity is achieved in the entire state.
According to Governor Adeleke, “At the inception of our administration, I had promised my God and the people of Osun state that I would not abandon projects inherited from my predecessors. It is my considered view that public projects are public assets which must not be wasted on the altar of political vendetta. I followed my conviction by directing my team to compile a list of all abandoned projects and submit a plan of completion.
“Based on the plan of action, our administration has completed several projects across the sectors. In under 100 days, we completed the Osogbo – Ikirun road dualisation with full solar street lights. It has been open to use since then. We expanded the inherited reconstruction of Iwo – Osogbo road to include dualisation of a major internal road inside Iwo. We completed several abandoned projects inside Osun State University including the one at Isale Osun which was neglected for almost eleven years.
“Aside from our resolve to complete inherited projects, the road we are about to commission has important significance for the economic well being and safety of our people. Before our assumption of office, we had reports of multiple fatal accidents and traffic gridlock on this road. Many voters actually demanded completion of the road during our electioneering campaign.
“I thank God that today we fulfill our promises to the people of our dear State. The completion of the dualisation within record time has expanded economic growth of the capital city. It will save our people from untimely death and injuries.
“I must however advise against reckless driving and breaching of driving safety protocols. We are recording increasing accidents on many freshly completed roads due to over – speeding and one way driving. I appeal to road users to be safety conscious.
“It is my honour to invite my brother, Governor Seyi Makinde to commission this completed dualisation project”.
While speaking, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State who was highly elated at the ceremony commended Governor Adeleke for his people oriented programmes to the citizens of the state.
