By: Our Correspondent
The Federal Government has approved the reconstruction of major road corridors in Oyo State, a move expected to boost economic activities and improve connectivity across the Oke-Ogun region.
Among the projects approved are the reconstruction of the Iseyin–Ilesa Baruba Road, the Igbeti–Igboho Road, and the Igboho–Sooro–Kishi Road, all of which serve as critical links between Oyo State and neighbouring states.
The approval forms part of a broader package of road infrastructure projects recently approved by the Federal Government.
The total road awarded across the country cost N3.9.4tr and Oyo state has over 900bn.
The approvals followed the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. It was the first meeting in approximately three months since the council last sat on March 4, 2026, when Tinubu swore in the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu.
Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, said the council ratified a series of approvals alongside fresh decisions spanning road construction, rehabilitation, dualisation and concession arrangements.
Here’s the breakdown of the entire road projects across the country.
1. N276 billion for the dualisation of Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road.
2. N217 billion for the dualisation of old alignment ijawaya to FGC to Ilorin Road with a spur to Akinmorin
3. N265 billion for the reconstruction of Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road in Oyo State and Kwara State.
4. N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road in Oyo and Osun States.
5. N98 billion for the construction of 30km Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road in Oyo State.
6. N82 billion for the rehabilitation of Igbeti Road in Oyo State.
7. N74 billion for the construction of Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road in Oyo State.
8. N15.5 billion for the 13km Badeku-Jaiye Road in Oyo State.
Total 🟰 N1.137 Trillion
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