Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State says his administration would take ownership of the Sagamu section of the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway and carry out a total reconstruction if the Federal Government fails to address its deplorable state in 24 hours.
Governor Abiodun said this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the bad portion of the road, stating that as a major road linking Lagos through Ogun State to the South-East and South-South, its deplorable condition has caused untold hardship to those who use it daily.
He mentioned that although previous administrations awarded the reconstruction of the road, the contractors could not complete it beyond the outskirts of Ijebu-Ode due to a lack of funds.
“Curiously, we were told that the budget wasn’t sufficient to complete the project to the Sagamu interchange. It stopped around the outskirts of Ijebu-Ode.
“What we’re witnessing today is the suffering of our people. Over the past few days, the road has been completely impassable.
He said officials from the State Ministries of Works and Environment are currently working to create another drainage that would channel water away from the road, while the bad portion has been filled with hardcore to make the road motorable.
