50.1km Road Linking Ondo With Lagos State Flagged Off

Nsima U. Ekere, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), joined the governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to flag off the construction phase of the Araromi-Akodo/Ibeju-Lekki Road, connecting Ondo and Lagos States.

The project which is a joint effort of NDDC and the Government of Ondo state is part of the very important coastal road projects which the Federal Government has conceived to link the coastal towns with a strategic road network.

About a year ago, on Tuesday April 4, 2017, a team from the NDDC, led by the Chairman, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, was in Akure to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ondo State Government to build the 50.918km road.

On completion, it will cut travel time between Ondo State and Lagos to under one hour, and facilitate easy evacuation of agricultural produce from these communities. The road will connect the agricultural-rich communities of Araromi seaside – Igbo Erelu, Eba, Awodikora, Elefon, Ode-Omi, Imedu, Igboguna, Akodo in Ondo State with Ise in Ibeju – Lekki area of Lagos States.

Nsima U. Ekere, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), thanked Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who pitched the project to NDDC and got them to sign the MOU within six weeks of assuming office. He said that the governor brought a sense of urgency for collaborative development of the Niger Delta Region to the table.

“Today’s occasion celebrates the limitless possibilities for growth and development when state governments and partners in the region team up with the NDDC for the common good. It is also a pointer to the new direction of the Commission” he said