Vice President of Nigeria, professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that adequate attention will be given to the Oyo-Ogbomoso road by the Federal Government.
Osinbajo drop this hint on Friday at the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade 111 while addressing residents of Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
He was accompanied to the palace by Oyo state Deputy Governor Moses Alake Adeyemo, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, Senator Babafemi Ojudu Hon Segun Dokun Odebunmi, Hon Joshua Olagunju,speaker Oyo state House of Assembly and others
The vice-president said despite shortage of funds the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had executed numerous programmes and projects such as TraderMoni, Home Grown School Feeding Programme, N-Power, MarkerMoni, rehabilitation and construction of many roads, construction of railways, among others.
He explained that the Federal Government would not relent in executing more laudable programmes, adding that the number of beneficiaries of Home Grown Feeding Programme would be increased from 9.2 million children to12 million, while 500,000 beneficiaries of N-Power would be leap-frogged to1.5 million.
“Since we have assumed office, we decided that we would work for the development of the country despite the shortage of funds. Even with the shortage of funds, we would be executing one project after the others. We decided to be prudent.
“We have executed many programmes and projects such as TraderMoni, Home Grown School Feeding Programme, N-Power and others. 9.2 million children are being fed under the school feeding programme; we will increase the number of the beneficiaries to 12 million. 500,000 people are beneficiaries of N-Power; we are going to increase it to 1.5 million beneficiaries.
“Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be commissioned by the end of the month. We are working towards bringing more development to Nigeria. The road which is very important to us is Oyo/Ilorin/Ogbomoso road and we will soon complete it”.
Osinbajo, who described the Soun of Ogbomoso as his real father apart from being a royal father, added that the monarch has vision for the development of Yoruba land.
At the Soun Ogunlola Town Hall, the residents implored the Federal Government to rehabilitate the Oyo-Ogbomoso road which they said had become a death trap.
While requesting for the establishment of a federal institution in the town, the residents said 100 acres of land has been set aside for the Federal Polytechnic at Ayede village.
The resident also asked the Federal Government to cite industries where mangoes and cashew nut would be the raw materials which the town has in abundance.
While responding to the requests, the vice-president said all the requests would be attended to.
The professor of Law urged the electorate to vote for All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February16 and March 2nd elections in order to continue enjoying more noble programmes and projects.
“If there is no corruption, we would have enough money to develop Nigeria. Let’s vote for honest people. We shall be moving forward. The Oyo/Igbomoso will be attended to and request of the Federal Polytechnic will be looked into”,he said.
The vice-president visited many villages and places in Ogbomoso axis, including Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Iluju Market, Iresapa, Ikoyi-Ile and others.
Earlier in his welcome address, Soun of Ogbomoso Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade 111 urge the people at the helms of affair to always lead with the fear of God and have people at the centre of their programs.
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