After Years Of Neglect, FG Approves N20billion For Rehabilitation Of Ikorodu-Sagamu Road

Residents, motorists and other commuters who ply the decrepit Ikorodu – Sagamu road have a reason to heave a sigh of relief as the federal government approves a sum of twenty billion naira for rehabilitation Of the road which has claimed lot of innocent lives, served as nightmares for motorists and other road users over the years and serving as basis for daily discussion on social media.

The good news flew into the air on Wednesday march 28,2018 after the Federal executive council meeting held at Abuja that the road has gotten approval of the Federal government which saw many lagosians who ply the road jubilating as they hope to forget the ugly memories which the road has left them with.

It would be recalled that residents and commuters alike have decried the sorry state of Ikorodu sagamu road which is used by thousands of individuals who ply the route on daily basis.

in this regards, series of letters have been written and lots of protests have been staged by different groups in order to get the attention of the Federal government, but this time their voice has been finally heard.

However, residents and commuters on this road would be looking forward to an expeditious commencement of the rehabilitation works so as to ease the untold daily hardship they have to endure while making use of the roads.

- Adesuyi Oluwasegun Gabriel, Amosu Jeremiah

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