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| Governor Ibikunle Amosun |
The Ogun State Government has said the
Redeemed Christian Church of God is not responsible for the palliative
work being done
on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
PUNCH Metro had reported that some workers employed by the church were seen filling some potholes on the road
However, the state government in a
statement on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on
Media, Adejuwon Soyinka, stated that the state Ministry of Works and
Infrastructure was already spending millions of naira in putting the
road in a good condition for motorists.
He said, “The ongoing palliative work on
the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is being handled by the Ogun State Ministry
of Works and Infrastructure.
“Concerned about the plight of commuters
on the ever busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Ogun State Government, on
Tuesday, embarked on palliative work on some bad portions of the
expressway.
“Not minding the fact that it is a
federal road, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who was worried about the plight
of commuters that spend hours in traffic gridlock on the road, directed
the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to immediately fix the
bad portions of the road and also construct drainages.
“In giving the directive, the governor
was particularly concerned about the need to immediately bring relief to
the road users especially as the Redeemed Christian Church of God and
other churches on the ever busy road are also billed to hold events that
will attract millions of worshippers this weekend.”
Soyinka quoted the state governor as
saying that the efforts made at rehabilitating the road were to
complement the work of the Federal Government.
Amosun was quoted to have said the state
would not neglect federal highways in the state since all roads were
being plied by Nigerians.
He said, “The intervention job on the
ever busy expressway is an initiative of the Ogun State government to
rescue millions of Nigerians who spend hours in the gridlock occasioned
by some bad portions of the road.
“It is also on record that the Ogun
State Government had carried out similar palliative measures on the
Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Sagamu-Ogijo-Ikorodu road and other federal
roads within the state because the state is strategically located in
such a way that goods and passengers going to all other parts of the
country have to pass through the Gateway state,” the statement added.
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