President Bola Tinubu has approved the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road at a cost of N276 billion, alongside several other strategic road projects in Oyo State, as part of the Federal Government’s approval of 27 road projects worth over N3.9 trillion across 15 states.
The approvals were announced on Monday by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Umahi said the projects are aimed at improving road infrastructure, enhancing regional connectivity and stimulating economic development across the country.
Among the major projects approved for Oyo State is the N276 billion dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road, a key federal highway linking Oyo and Kwara states.
The council also approved N265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road, which connects Oyo and Kwara states, and N217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road, with a spur to Akinmorin.
Other approvals include N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road, linking Oyo and Osun states; N98 billion for the construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road; N82 billion for the rehabilitation of the Igbeti Road; N74 billion for the construction of the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road; and N15.5 billion for the construction of the 13-kilometre Badeku-Jaiye Road.
According to Umahi, the approved projects span Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
The minister also disclosed that the FEC approved the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.
In addition, the council approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and directed the immediate reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement.
Umahi further announced that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed.
He said the road projects would improve connectivity, facilitate the movement of people and goods, enhance road safety and support economic growth across the benefiting states.
