Ilupeju-ire-igbemo-ijan road to be completed soon – commissioner
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Hon.Femi Ajayi has charged the contractor handling Ilupeju-Ire-Igbemo-Ijan road to expedite action so as to deliver on specification.
The Commissioner made the call while monitoring the project with his team from the ministry.
Hon.Ajayi said the monitoring became necessary to put the project on the right track.
According to him, the project would boost the socioeconomic activities of the people of the areas when completed.
The Commissioner who stressed the commitment of the present administration to quality projects urged the people of the areas to always monitor the project to enable them get maximum benefit from the project.
Ajayi later charged the contractor on early completion of the project as to deliver on specification.
Hon. Ajayi who appreciated the contractor for making use the youths of the areas and appealed to him to employ more youths to do the job
He urged the motorists plying the road to cooperate with the people working there by exercising patient to avert accident.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Adeleke Adefolaju who monitored the project with the Commissioner said the ministry is to monitor government projects to ensure quality projects.
He described the monitoring as a routine check which is being consistently carried out by the ministry
Reacting, the representative of the company handling the project, Mr Owoniya Olaiya said the major challenge facing the work is the rainfall but assured that the project would be delivered to specifications despite all odds.
Some of the people in the community, Mr Awelogun Solomon and Mr Samuel Folorunso who could not hid their feelings thanked the State Government constructing the road saying that it would improve their economic activities.
