By Julius Alabi, Akure
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday commissioned the 10 kilometres Okitipupa-Igbokoda bypass which was constructed by the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN,.
Governor Sanwo-Olu commissioned the road amidst pomps and pageantry at Erinje Junction in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.
The Lagos State Governor commended Governor Akeredolu for the impactful and significant development happening in the Sunshine state.
Sanwo-olu said: “What we are about, as a party, as brothers, is to continue to do what we call peer review and to continue to encourage one another.
“This is not my first time. It is not my second time of coming to Ondo State. And each time I come, it is because of a significant development that is happening in your state.
“You have seen that, indeed, there is meaningful development that is happening in your state. You can see that, even with the little resources available to the State, Arakunrin Akeredolu is using it well for the betterment of the people and the state. I want to thank you for this sir.
“Earlier today, I was in Owo. I can see new roads. We are here again. This is indeed a First Class road that is worthy to be acknowledged.
“Governor Akeredolu, thank you for holding onto our party. Thank you for giving your people the real essence of democracy. It is only with infrastructure you can see growth and development in all our communities.
“It is only with infrastructure we can commune peacefully from one community to another community, that you can move from one jurisdiction to another, effortlessly.
“Only reward for a good work is more work. And that is why we are in governance. We are in governance to change lives positively. We are in governance to make life more meaningful to our people.
“Tell other communities that with Akeredolu, more purposeful and meaningful development is coming. It is just a case of let us just finish one before we move to another. You can see the quality of this road is next to none.
“On this road, I can imagine how many jobs that have been provided. People were selling sand, people were selling cement, people were selling pure water, food, and all sorts of economic activities happened in the construction of this road.
“You can see that is what governance is all about. It is not an abandoned project, it is not a failed project. Governance is about solution, it is about the people,” Sanwo-Olu added.
Present at the commissioning were the deputy governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa; members of the State Executive Council led by the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu; state chairman of the APC, Engr. Ade Adetimehin; APC chieftains including candidates from the Central and Southern Senatorial Districts; religious leaders; traditional rulers and several others
Earlier, the Host and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, explained that the road was constructed on a virgin land to permanently solve the horrific problem of traffic congestion in Okitipupa.
Governor Akeredolu said the traffic congestions usually resulted in delay for vehicles plying Okitipupa–Igbokoda Road, and always making a journey which should normally last about 30 minutes to become hours.
