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Makinde To Name Ogbomoso-Iseyin Road After Alao-Akala

 



 The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde has said that the 76.67km Ogbomoso-Fapote-Iseyin road will be named after Late Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala upon completion.

Governor Makinde disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony of the road project on Wednesday at Adeniran Memorial Grammar School, Ogbomoso, and added that the late Governor Abebayo Alao-Akala contributed immensely to the growth of the state.

"The Ogbomoso – Iseyin – Fapote road will be named Adebayo Alao-Akala Highway. I will put conspicuous signs along the road stating it is Adebayo Alao-Akala highway”, he said.

Speaking at the event, Makinde said he would always honour his predecessors and elder statesmen who had contributed immensely to the growth and development of Oyo state at various times or the other.

The Governor who hosted Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the event, said the logic behind the road is to link farm produce to cities within Oyo State and outside the state, adding that it will ensure bigger market outreach.

 He reiterated his administration’s commitment to expanding the economy of the state through an efficient road network.

You will recall that former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala was scheduled to flag off the road but could not as a result of his sudden demise.

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