By Moses Adeniyi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised that delivery of projects in his second term will be speedy in time and bigger in scope.
Sanwo-Olu made the promise when he commissioned on Friday the reconstructed Oba Sekunmade road, Ipakodo and strategic sectional rehabilitation of T.O.S Benson road in Ikorodu Local Government Area (LGA).
He said his second term would make records of iconic projects far better than the record of his first term in office.
On the road projects commissioned on Friday, he said the project is deserving for the people of Ikorodu division of the State, which he acknowledged showed remarkable support during the last election where the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded high votes in the general elections.
Sanwo-Olu described the project as a definition of the dividends of democracy and purposeful government “of ensuring development touches every nook and crannny of the State.”
He called on the contractors and other key stakeholders to hasten up work on the road projects currently under going construction.
“Our next four years will be bigger, faster and better than the last four years,” he said, mentioning he would keep to the pace of ensuring “the development of Lagos knows no bound.”
Sanwo-Olu sent acknowledgment of the president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to the residents, for the votes recorded in the division in the Feb. 25 presidential election.
He called on the residents to remain law abiding to maintain peace for the division to remain a haven for business development.
In her remarks, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Aramide Adeyoye, described the two- in-one (“2 in 1”) formal commissioning of the Oba Sekumade Road and the T.O.S Benson Road (Ipakodo axis) as evidence of good governance.
On the T.O.S Benson Road, Adeyoye said: “It is also pertinent to mention that a high standard of quality control and quality assurance has been maintained in constructing the road and please be assured that the road will no doubt serve its purpose throughout the design life.”
She applauded the Governor and his Deputy, without which she said delivery of the project would not have been possible.
“The insistence on sustainable infrastructure, adequate drainage system, and good quality lighting facilities you have seen here today (Friday) underscores this Administration’s commitment to very high standards,” she said.
“I believe that with the rehabilitation and upgrade of this road, the challenge of flooding and inadequate capacity will now become a thing of the past.
“This in turn will also translate into improved free flow of traffic and a much needed reduction in travel time for the business owners in the area and the motoring public at large,” she added.
Remarking, member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), and former Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Olorunfunmi Bashorun, prayed for good health and sound spirit for the Governor to do more in his second term, demanding him to work more to fix other areas requiring intervention in the Ikorodu division.
Chairman, Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Olanrewaju Kazeem, represented by the Vice Chairman, Hon. Adesegun Aluko, said the good people of Ikorodu would continue to support Sanwo-Olu’s good governance as was reflected in the last election which witnessed massive vote for him.
The Sekunmade of Ipakodo, Oba Bashir Sotonwa, said Sanwo-Olu made history happened with the historic commissioning of the road named after him
He said the pressure on the road brought troubles to the communities, but Sanwo-Olu’s led administration responded to the cries of the resident for the reconstruction of the road, saying Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy have written their names in the annals of the history of the Ipakodo area.