Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, revealed plans by the governments of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states to light-up the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Governor Makinde, who stated this while appearing on State Affairs, a political programme on Splash FM 105.5, Ibadan, said that he had initiated a discussion with his colleagues in Lagos and Ogun and that the three states would work on the possibility of lighting up the entire stretch of the expressway.
According to him, the proposed project would benefit all the three states.
Governor Makinde, who equally used the opportunity of the programme to give a scorecard of his administration across the four pillars of the government, called on residents of Oyo State to re-elect him on Saturday, March 11 and also vote for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates for House of Assembly seats.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as stating that the fact that the state had been stable socially, economically and politically under his watch meant that Saturday’s election was a no-contest, adding that the people had vowed never to return to politics of desperation.
The statement further quoted Makinde as saying that residents of the state should re-elect him so as to bring a state of their dreams to reality.
The governor said: “Under Omituntun 2.0, we are exploring and I am talking to my colleagues in Ogun and Lagos states. We have a 120km stretch from Lagos to Ibadan. What we have done under the Light-Up Oyo project is to put infrastructure on 250km of our road. So, we can do it. There is nothing that says if you are coming from Lagos, there cannot be light every night between Lagos and Ibadan. I can give you that assurance that it will happen.
“As for Lagos, they have up to the bridge head at Berger, and Ogun State has up to Onigaari. They have the longest stretch. “And if we say each state should bear the burden accordingly, they will bear the lion share.
“But I told my colleague in Lagos that this is something that should benefit all of us. Even if we have to share the burden in such a way that Ogun State is encouraged to come in, we will do it. But this is something that will happen under Omituntun 2.0.”
