Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has vowed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenge what the All Progressives Congress (APC) did in the Ondo State governorship election and that of the Edo State, noting that the truth will soon come to the limelight.
He said this while inaugurating the dualisation of the roundabout-testing ground-Ilesa garage road in Osogbo, Osun State.
Makinde lauded Governor Ademola Adeleke for completing projects started by his predecessors despite political differences.
“Somebody got distracted after the Edo and Ondo elections. He said they are coming for Osun and Oyo States. I urge you to show them pepper.
“I want to assure them that the game is not yet over in Edo and Ondo. We are challenging the result in court. We are law-abiding people in our party, and we believe that whatever they have done will be revealed,” Makinde said.
In his speech, Governor Adeleke said the project was in fulfilment of his promise not to abandon projects inherited from his predecessors.
“Based on the plan of action, our administration has completed several projects across sectors. In under 100 days, we completed the Osogbo-Ikirun road dualisation with full solar street lights. It has been open for use since then.
“We expanded the inherited reconstruction of the Iwo-Osogbo road to include dualisation of a major internal road inside Iwo. We completed several abandoned projects inside Osun State University, including one at Isale Osun, which was neglected for almost eleven years.
“Apart from our resolve to complete inherited projects, the road we are about to commission has significant importance for the economic well-being and safety of our people. Before our assumption of office, we had reports of multiple fatal accidents and traffic gridlock on this road. Many voters actually demanded the completion of the road during our electioneering campaign,” Adeleke said.
He thereby directed security agencies and road safety authorities to enforce safety codes on the roads, urging the Ministry of Works to consider constructing speed breakers where necessary.