Sanwo-Olu Reaffirms Administration’s Commitment To Infrastructure Devt

…Commissions 29 Roads In Seven Weeks

LAGOS – Lagos State Governor, Ba­bajide Sanwo-Olu, has reaf­firmed his administration’s commitment to infrastruc­ture development.

Sanwo-Olu, who noted this during the commis­sioning of the Chief Yesufu Abiodun Oniru/ Akiogun Road, which is an alterna­tive to Admiralty Circle Plaza, Abudu Smith Street in Eti-Osa Local Govern­ment area of the state, on Friday, added that his ad­ministration has commis­sioned 29 across Lagos State in the last seven weeks.

In his address, San­wo-olu said “Earlier today, we handed over a road called Abudu Smith, also in Victoria Islands, just a few kilometers away from here, a very, very strategic route within the confines of Femi Piers and Adeo­la Odeku, so that we can connect those two routes. This project is yet another milestone in our adminis­tration’s unwavering com­mitment to developing and to delivering life-changing infrastructure that im­proves the life, the quality of life of our citizens, and the social economic power that we continue to give to our citizens.

“We believe this alter­native route will make life not only meaningful, but is also very strategic for the people in this community. We believe it will reduce travel time, it will reduce congestion, it will give quality life to the citizens, and it will bring about so­cial economic benefits. Since the third week in December, when we start­ed going around different parts of the states. To date, we have handed over 29 dif­ferent routes in Kosofe, in Ifako-Ijaiye. We have been to Eti-Osa earlier, on the Iru-Obalende side.

“We have been to Alimo­sho, we have been to Ikeja, we have been to Amuwo. Now it is the start of the second part of Eti-Osa. By the grace of God, we still have plans to go to Badagry, we still have plans to go back to Kosofe, we have plans to go back to Agege, Alimosho.”

Sanwo-olu, who noted that his administration also has plans to commis­sion more roads across the state, added that the Lagos State government is still having about 15 to 17 routes that are in different levels of completion, to hand them over to our citizens.

“No matter your eco­nomic power, no matter what part of the state you are, it is to leave no one behind. That’s why we’re doing it in Ibeju-Lekki and Badagry. We see the devel­opment as our own direct intervention at ensuring that the social economic benefit of our citizens is improved upon, the quality of life of our citizens is im­proved upon, the journey time that is experienced on the road is improved upon, and we just improve the to­tal livable standard of our city and our states.

“We will stop at nothing to ensure that we’ll achieve all of that for you. You can see that this road is not just a first-class road, it’s a heavy connectivity road, and we’re seeing it work almost close to what Mr. President is doing for us on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, which is just a few ki­lometers away from here.”

Earlier, the Special Ad­viser on Infrastructure, Olufemi Daramola, in commended Governor San­wo-Olu and Deputy Gov­ernor, Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, for their commit­ment to infrastructure de­velopment in Lagos State.

Daramola said the proj­ect aligns with the ongoing infrastructural regenera­tion efforts in Victoria Is­land, reinforcing the com­mitment of the state government to creating a well-structured and highly accessible road network in Lagos State.

Daramola said, “The benefits of this road re­habilitation are multifac­eted. Beyond significantly reducing travel time and improving road safety. It will enhance the overall commuting experience while positively impacting property values and eco­nomic activities within this corridor.