Ambode To Construct New 288 Council Roads

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE

Gov. Ambode

As he has embarked on the inaugurations of the newly constructed 114 local councils roads across the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas in Lagos State, the governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has directed sole administrators of the 57 councils to submit 288 additional roads (four from each  council) for construction  from 2017.

The Sole Administrator of Igando/Ikotun LCDA, Mr. Samuel Ajayi, broke the news on Tuesday at the inauguration of Osunba Street and Balogun Olanrewaju Road – two of the 114 roads.

Ajayi, while confirming the receipt of the directive from Ambode, said the development was unprecedented in the history of Lagos.

But speaking through his representatives at the inauguration of some of the roads, Ambode warned residents to resist the temptation to convert any of the 114 roads to venue for commercial purposes or parking lot for abandoned vehicles.

The governor said conversion of the roads to other uses other than for motorists would reduce their lifespan.

At the commissioning of Seriki Kemberi Road and Alhaji Rasak Street in Iba LCDA, the governor was represented by Mr. Oladele Adekanye, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos Chapter.

He lamented that some landlords did not set aside space within their structures for parking, saying: “Rather, they ask their tenants to park on the road.

“Allowing heavy static load on the road will reduce its lifespan. Good roads embellish the community. It would reduce flooding and residents would be able to live comfortably.”

Likewise, at the inauguration of Ojediran Shopitan and Taiwo Molajo streets both in Ikorodu West LCDA, Ambode said illegal breaking of roads, usage as automobile workshop, as well as refuse dump must stop henceforth.

As the governor delivers on his promises, Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed Governor Ambode for inaugurating the 114 inner roads as well as starting the building of others.

APC, through its spokesman, Joe Igbokwe, in a statement, said the governor has, within a very short period, developed Lagos better.

APC said by this development, Ambode has demonstrated his commitment to ensure that Lagos is opened up in furtherance of his resolve to make it a stronger business hub and the nation’s centre of excellence.

APC stated, “We note that the 114 new inner roads came with such wonderful features like walkways, drainage systems and street lights, which add to the infrastructural wealth of Lagos.
“We note also that the construction of the roads created thousands of jobs for Lagosians and Nigerians and the construction of the newer roads will create more jobs for Lagosians. It is impressive to note that the massive construction came at a time the country is passing through economic recession, which says of the staying power of Lagos and its capacity to lead the revival of the country’s economic from sole dependence on oil.
“When our party was putting forward Governor Ambode to replace the high performing former Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, we did state that he possessed the capability to take Lagos further from the enviable heights Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Fashola regimes took it.
“We are happy that we had been proved very right by the rapid and frenzied manner Governor Ambode is executing development projects and prosecuting a Lagos that is now expanding and is presently the fifth largest African economy.”

The party urged Lagosians to continue to support Ambode as he work to expand the potentials of the state through rapid growth.