Babatunde Raji Fashola, the minister of works and housing, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to providing Nigerians with infrastructural projects.
According to him, the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project, would be completed by December 25, 2022.
Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’, Fashola praised President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts to bring the benefits of democracy to Nigerians.
When asked about the finishing date of the project, the Minister stated that the Federal Government intends to deliver the road for use before Christmas.
“People used to do a one-week trip for a whole day so that is progress. We plan to finish this year,” the minister said.
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Fashola, however said that the federal government is waiting for the Oyo State Government to play its role in aiding the speedy completion of the project.
“It is less than two hours now to go to Ibadan, you can do Ibadan and come back twice a day now and we haven’t finished. We don’t want to finish and the road is open again.
“If you see, the lane marking is already going on, the road furniture is simultaneously being installed road marking is going on and we are waiting for Oyo State. Governor Makinde and I will resolve that pretty soon,” he stated.
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