The Guardian (Nigeria)

Sanwo-olu Promises To Deliver Pen Cinema Bridge In June

- Bygbengasa­lau

LAGOS State Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has promised that the Agege Pen Cinema Flyover will be ready for commission­ing in six months’ time.

Speaking when he visited the constructi­on site yesterday with his deputy, Kadri Hamzat, and other executive council members, the governor said the contractor was being pushed to deliver at the set time. According to him, the government is thrilled about the impact of the project on not just the economic life of the residents but also on traffic and transporta­tion along the Agege corridor.

He was optimistic that at completion of the bridge, businesses along the Agege corridor would flourish better.

Sanwo-olu stated that roads around the corridor would also be rehabilita­ted, to ease traffic around the area.

The governor appealed to residents who gathered to watch him inspect the project to cooperate with the contractor to deliver the project on time.

He pleaded with them to endure the pains that came with the constructi­on of the bridge, as it was for common good.

However, he urged them not to increase rents for apartments and shops after the completion of the project.

Earlier, the governor had toured the Agboju/iyana Iba section of the Mile2/badagry Expressway, where he commended the contractor for contractin­g the Trade Fair section of the road. He promised that the Trade Fair to Iyana-iba/ibadan section would also be ready in the next six months.

He added that the section from Trade Fair to Okokomaiko would thereafter be worked on, disclosing that the plan was to ensure that substantia­l constructi­on work was done before the rainy season.

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