Makinde, Fashola at Loggerheads, As Disparities Over Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Erupt
- There seems to be no standing solution as regards the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway
- The Oyo state government and the ministry of works and housing have been involved in a heated exchange of words over the completion of the road
- The ministry blamed the Oyo state government for its drainage construction as the reason for the delay, an allegation the latter vehemently refuted
FCT, Abuja - There is a growing disparity between the Oyo state government and the ministry of works and housing over the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
As reported by the Punch newspaper, the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has faulted the Oyo state government for causing the delay in the completion of the road.
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The minister said the drainage channel constructed by the Oyo state government was the major reason for the delay in the completion of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Fashola while speaking in Abuja at the presentation of his scorecard for the current administration said:
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“The Oyo State Government is building a drainage channel across the road, so we are having difficulties because the contractor has slowed down and we have to slow down too.”
Legit.ng gathered that the Oyo state government in what seems like a counter-claim refuted the allegations leveled against them by the honourable minister.
Oyo state govt replies Fashola
A statement issued by the Oyo state government on Monday, October 24 accused the minister of not getting his facts right and also failing to consult them for accurate information.
The statement reads:
"It is imperative to set records straight as a government committed to ensuring that the good people of Oyo State enjoy the dividends of good governance.
We need to clarify that two major projects, the dualisation of the 8.2km Agodi Gate – Old Ife -Adegbayi Junction Road and a few projects under the World Bank-assisted Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project to interface with the 127.6 km Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project at CH 115-117, CH 117 and CH 125. In real terms, this stretch is less than three kilometres.
“Just about a year ago, we had requested permission from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (through the Director of Federal Highways) to dualise the underpass at CH 115 -117. We were advised to make sure that the diversion routes are completed before embarking on the diversion. We complied 100%.”
The Oyo state government has however assured that the 22km stretch of the Lagos -Ibadan Express Road from the tollgate in Ibadan-Ojoo is currently undergoing construction non-stop.
Great news as Buhari's govt finally completes second Niger Bridge
In another development, the Second Niger Bridge has been completed, according to Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday, October 19.
Fashola, the minister of works and housing, stated that the bridge will be open for public use very soon.
The minister, however, said the construction of the link road is currently being delayed by the flood.
Source: Legit.ng
