Osun: APC Chairmen Commence Grading Of Rural Roads
Local Government council chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State have commenced the grading and rehabilitation of rural roads across the 30 Local Government Areas and Area Office in the state.
The chairmen said the move was to raise the bar of grassroots transportation system, ease communal mobility and enhance social connectivity at every nook and cranny of the state.
Each of the Local Government Areas is expected to grade 35km according to a statement signed by the leader of the APC council chairmen, Mr Idowu Abiodun.
Abiodun said the roads grading exercise will enhance and scale up rural-urban mobility for rapid socioeconomic growth and development.
The statement reads in parts: “We have begun massive roads grading and rehabilitation across the 30 Local Government Areas including Local Council Development Areas, Area Councils and Administrative Offices in Osun State. This is in line with our resolve to bring grassroots’ development to the doorsteps of our people, expose our communities and rural centres to commercial and industrial opportunities through passable roads.
“The grading of 1,050km with 35km each in every Council is a well- thoughtout and decisive move to strengthen the transportation system at the grassroots, and it is our collective belief that the ongoing roads grading exercise will enhance safety, increase accessibility and advance socioeconomic activities in our rural and communities in the state. We firmly believe that the exercise will in no measure support our farmers in transporting farm produce to the markets which in turn, will enhance the production capacity and as well ease the transportation system in the state.
“This is in fulfilment of our commitment to turn around the socioeconomic fortunes at the grassroots as we begin to unveil different people-focused and masses-driven developmental projects.”
