Talks are ongoing between the Ogun state government and the Nigerian Senate on how to reconstruct the Lagos Abeokuta expressway.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio disclosed this in Abeokuta, the state capital while attending the Yewa Cultural Festival at the weekend.
The expressway has become so bad so much so that residents of Ogun and neighboring Lagos state have lamented their suffering to the state government to come to their aid by repairing the road.
Even the road is a federal road, the state government has made several interventions in the past by repairing some parts of it to make it motorable.
The road has now totally collapsed due to the torrential rains which have expanded the ditches and portholes.
The suffering will soon be a thing of the past, Akpabio said adding that collaboration is ongoing with the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration to ensure that the rehabilitation is done on time.
Akpabio said he drove on the road to have a first-hand experience of what people are going through.
Akpabio said: “The 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is going to get the list of things you want us to do here.
“I saw the road, two trucks fell on the road, so we ended up spending over two hours on the road. I was determined to go through the road that you go through. Now, I have seen what you have been seeing. From today, I prophesy that your roads are done.
“Yewaland has the greatest number of industries that local governments can ever have in Nigeria, just five local governments. Therefore, we recognize the need to use the best set of contractors to do your roads because of the wear and tear. I assure you that we will be working with our brother, Dapo Abiodun. Your lives will not be the same again.”
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