We’ve constructed over 1000km of road- Ogun governor
The governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said his administration has constructed about 1000km of roads since its inception in 2019.
He said this at the commissioning of the 3.12 kilometers Oke-Erinja-Ilobi road in Yewa South Local Government Area of the state.
“We have underscored our commitment as a government not just to urban renewal, not just focusing on reconstructing urban roads alone. It is very easy to construct urban roads, but it takes a far-sighted administration to conceive the construction of rural roads.
“It takes a far-sighted administration to appreciate the fact that the food supply chain starts from the rural areas. Our rural communities are our food basket; that is where we have our farmlands.
“Ogun State is about 17,000 square kilometers, out of which 12,000 square kilometers of land is arable, and our people are farmers.
“How do we unlock their potentials? How do we ensure that we achieve food security if we don’t ensure that we construct these roads that connect our farmers from the rural areas to the market? And that is exactly what we have done.
“The Ilobi and Oke-Erinja areas are among our food baskets in the state, and today we have prioritized the construction of their roads.
“It was not intentional to stop the road at Oke-Erinja. I have heard many times that the Erinja and Ilobi people are like Siamese twins, and I will not separate them”, said the governor.
