Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun
The
Ogun State Government says owners of properties demolished for the
construction of the 32-km Sango Ota–Akute- Ojodu-Abiodun Road have been
collecting their compensation.
The government added that it would
complete “all ongoing Ogun standard road projects” by the end of 2014,
while new constructions would also be inaugurated, a statement by the
state government said on Wednesday.
The statement said comments credited to
some people in the state that government was only interested in pulling
down structures and was not willing to pay owners was not true.
The statement added that the
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite,
affirmed that no fewer than a quarter of those affected had actually
collected their cheques, urging the remaining others concerned to come
forward and collect theirs.
“The affected people should pick their
cheques, they should realise that government wants the best for them. We
are not discriminating at the point of payment, everyone who presents
identification numbers will be paid,” Adegbite said.
The commissioner assured members of the
public that the process of collecting the cheques was easy, urging the
residents of the state to support government’s policies on
infrastructural development and urban renewal. He pointed out that the
policies were meant to bring about even development of all parts of the
state.
The statement added that Governor
Ibikunle Amosun promised at least two roads would be constructed in each
of the 20 local governments areas of the state in 2014.
He said following the successful
implementation of the 2013 rural road projects, done in collaboration
with local governments, his administration planned to expand the scope
with a focus on construction of roads that have commercial significance,
particularly for farmers.
In a related development, the Chairman
of the Ogun State Civil Service Commission, Chief Aderonke Folarin, said
the state civil service entrance test would hold on Saturday.
She said the test was a follow-up for
successful candidates who sat for the Ogun State public service entry
examination conducted by the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria.
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