OREDOLA ADEOLA |
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has disclosed that the 21 network of roads and two bridges totaling 27.4 kilometre in Alimosho Local Government are specifically meant to open up all sub-urban communities in the area, in order to reduce traffic congestions and then create better life for the people.
He stated this on Monday while commissioning the road network in Alimosho local government area, which connect Lagos with Ogun State from Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area.
The road and bridges were commissioned amidst funfair as the people of Ikola community and other part of the area came out to catch a glimpse of the celebration, as Fuji musician, Osupa Saheed's music electrified the ecstatic crowd.
Governor Ambode in his address to the people disclosed that the delivery of the infrastructure was part of the continuous bid to transform the Alimosho federal constituency and build new economy around the axis.
He stated that the roads were designed and fitted with walkways, drainage system, lay bye, service ducts, lane marking and street lights, among others for the safe use of the residents.
He said, “This is what is called dividend of democracy we are making this Alimosho axis economically viable and also liveable.
We don’t need to travel anywhere to earn a living. By opening up the whole network stretching 27.4km, we have brought economy back to this place.
With the walkways, street lights, these communities are becoming safer and there is more to do. By expanding the axis here, you can travel without necessarily going to the main street and go to Ojo or Badagry, that’s what your vote was for and that’s why we are returning back here, all the promises that we made and we are keeping them,” he said.
Governor Ambode lauded the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for activating the transformation of Alimosho when he was Governor of the State with the construction of LASU-Iba Road, and former Governor Babatunde Fashola for taking the project up to Ipaja.
He said: "What we are doing today is so historic and of great importance that we must send the message rightly so that people can understand why we are celebrating on Easter Monday the change in the life of our people which the resurrection of Christ symbolizes.
"First, we salute all our political leaders starting with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for starting the vision of making Alimosho a place of pride with the construction of LASU-Iba Road such that when you move from Badagry and you enter into LASU-Iba Road up to Igando, Egbe and so on, you have easy transportation and easy life.
" My predecessor, Governor Raji Fashola took it up to Ipaja all in a bid to build a new economy in this particular axis.
"We have taken it from Ipaja to Ayobo, Command Secondary School, Gate, Abesan, Aboru Bridge and roads. What we are doing today is momentous as we are connecting over 60 communities together and we are happy to do this," the Governor stated.
The Governor Ambode said the roads are alternative routes to decongest traffic from the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, and could be used to access Ipaja up to Badagry without using the expressway.
"It is an alternative route; we don't need to congest ourselves on the Lagos-Abeokuta express when you drive from Gateway Hotel and start driving through Ojokoro, Ipaja and so on. Now, you can take this alternative route and go all the way to Ipaja and Badagry without having anything to do with the expressway," the Governor said.
He said the government was able to complete the projects using the taxes paid by the people, saying that it was the taxpayers that made it possible for his administration to improve on the economy and solve traffic challenges in the axis.
"So, when you understand what this is all about; it was not done with Akin Ambode's money; i did not put a kobo there apart from my own taxes; it is the taxes that you have contributed that we have used to improve on this particular economy.
" My message imake every part of Lagos economically viable and also livable so that all the people in this area can have the same kind of life that others are enjoying in the other axis of Lagos.
"The idea of the project is to open up all our sub-urban communities, reduce traffic congestion and then create better life for the people," Governor Ambode said.
He further stated that the Government will soon dredge the Ilo River, rehabilitate Adekoya Road, Makinde Road, Subaru Oje Road, Old Ota Road and Ishefun-Ijan Road which will be connected to a Jetty through which people can take a boat ride to connect Lagos Marina in twenty minutes.
He added that a modern Bus Terminal and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor would soon be constructed in the axis.
He promised to provide more infrastructure to the area.
According to him, "Based on the budget for 2018, there are more infrastructure that we have to put in this community. You deserve a bus terminal, you also deserve BRT and you would get it.
"We deserve more commerce and we want to do economic integration of all the South Western States and the nearest to us is Ogun State and that’s why we are expanding the road network to enter into the boundary of Ogun State.
“We will do it between Epe and Ijebu Ode also to enter into the Ijebu-Ode Ore Express road. That is what economic integration is, that is how to expand commerce.
"That’s how to create jobs for our people and by this project people in this community will benefit from the jobs and also benefit from the commerce and that is what inclusive governance is all about,” the Governor Ambode assured the residents.
In a bid to sustain the goodwill, Governor Ambode charged residents of Alimosho to go out to register and obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) ahead of the 2019 general election.
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