Kwara spends N7bn on roads

The Kwara State Government has spent over N7 billion on several road projects across the state under the State Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K).

This was yesterday by Governor, Dr Ahmed at commissioning disclosed the State Abdulfatah the official of Federal Road Safety Commission RS8, Kwara State Office Complex, Ilorin.

According to the governor, the I-FK’s success has demonstrated the benefits of partnering with private sector to fund key infrastructural projects.

“Among road projects embarked on by this government,” the governor said, “are dualization of Kulende-UITH-Oke Ose road, Geri- Alimi Split Diamond Interchange, Share-Oke-Ode Road, Egbejila-Airport Road and Megida Arobadi road.”

Governor Ahmed urged the private sector to synergise with government under Public Private Partnership model to establish and fund infrastructural projects on a sustainable basis.

Earlier in his address, Corps Marshall, Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi said the commission was determined to reduce accidents to zero across the country, saying that 10 permanent offices would be completed by the commission before the end of next year.

Mr. Oyeyemi said the FRSC had completed its permanent offices in Osogbo, Gusau, Enugu and Abakaliki.

Photo: KSG. From left: Zonal Commanding Officer, RS8HQ Ilorin, Assistant Corps Mashal John Meheux; President, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Najim Yasin; Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed; Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi and Kwara State Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ali Kaigama during the Official Commissioning of FRSC RS8.1 Office Complex in Ilorin yesterday.