The Executive Governor of Kwara State Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate rehabilitation of Moro-Bailey Bridge along Ilorin-Igbeti Federal road and the damage portion on the Ilorin-Ogomosho old Federal road at OTTE respectively.
Consequently, the Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency KWARMA has commenced repair work in the two areas.
Inspecting the repair works exercise, the Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport Dr Yusuf Garba Manjo expressed appreciation to the Executive Governor for approving funds for the repairs of the Moro-Bailey Bridge and the damaged portion at the Ilorin-Ogbomosho old Federal road at OTTE.
According to a press statement signed by Mansurat Amuda-Kannike, Press Secretary, the Permanent Secretary thanked the Oloje Garage Motor Unions for their support for the closure of the Moro-Bailey Bridge to ensure repair work on the bridge and directed Officers of Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) at the site to expedite action on the bridge repair work so that the bridge can be re opened for traffic on scheduled by Thursday 3rd October, 2019.
Dr Manjo during his assessment visit to the site noted that the Kwara State Government intervened in the repair work of the Moro Bailey Bridge and the damaged portion on the Ilorin-Ogbomosho old Federal at OTTE in order to curb accidents and reduce hardship being faced by commuters plying these two roads.
He therefore enjoined KWARMA to carry out quality job and also called on Federal Ministry Works and Housing to prevail on the contractor handling Moro/Ohan Bridges to return to site in order facilitate timely completion of the two bridges.
Similarly, the Permanent Secretary expressed satisfaction on the level of work carried out by KWARMA on the repair of damaged portions of Ilorin-Ogbomosho old Federal road at OTTE and urged the Agency to complete the rehabilitation of the damaged portion on the road, on scheduled to facilitate free flow of vehicular movement
