bashy_demy: LOL you funny ooo If you say its too slow can you ask how long it take Obasanjo to construct the Bridge at Sango Otta Ogun State? It took him over 4 yrs and he dint even complete the project. Kudos to Ajimobi more greese to you my Able Governor of my state of origin.

guy no forget say there is big difference between deep sleep and death. Forget o bridge pass bridge, shoe get size infact okrika get quality. The quality of sango otta bridge and its distance can never be compared with this bricklayer bridge. Sorry for offending OBJ is my role model and will never tolerate any insult against him

Realtol: the ppl from other parts of Oyo state also voted for him. For that reason alone they deserved good things in their domains too that is what I am saying. In fact that would facilitate quick and even development if d projects are distributed across various parts of the state like Oyo. Ogbomosho, Iseyin, Ipapo, Saki etc. because these cities are not enjoying d dividend of democrary for which they assiduously and doggedsly worked for right now which I think they deserve to enjoy. Ajimobi should look into those cities and develop them too and stop being a bigotry who only cares for his own native town. Mind you some of these cities votes for Ajimobi are more than that of Ibadan in d last general election. Thank you!

Guy read this:
OYO TO DUALIZE 5 ROADS WITH
N29.3B
The Oyo State Government has
awarded the contract for the
dualization of five major roads that
cut across the state, at the total cost of N29.3 billion.
The construction of the roads was
announced at a joint news
conference at the end of the
weekly executive council meeting
in Ibadan on Monday. The news conference was jointly
addressed by the state
Commissioner for Information, Mr.
Bosun Oladele, his Works and
Transport counterpart, Alhaji Yunus
Akintunde, as well as Special Advisers on Media and Information
and Orientation, Dr. Festus Adedayo
and Gbolagade Busari respectively.
According to the state government,
the roads include the four-
kilometre Ibadan-Oyo Expressway/Iseyin-Oyo Junction to
Owode, as well as the expansion of
the 2.5 kilometre Owode-Akesan-
Palace Road and the sectional
repair of a 3.8-kilometre portion of
the old Ibadan-Oyo Road at the cost of N7,785,840,123.47.
Another project, the government
said, included the dualization of the
6.32-kilometre Ilorin Expressway
Junction-Ikoyi-Takie-Palace-
Ogbomoso Grammar School in Ogbomoso at the cost of
N5,695,147,363.60.
The contract for the dualization of
the 6.2-kilometre Ibadan-Oyo-
Iseyin Junction-Iseyin/Okeho
Junction Road in Iseyin was also awarded by the state government
at the cost of N6,092,448,322.40 to
take care of the major entry to Oke-
Ogun zone of the state.
The dualization of the 7.4-kilometre
Dugbe-Magazine-Eleiyele Road with spurs to Aleshinloye-Onireke/
Agbarigo Road in Ibadan was also
awarded by the state government
at the cost of N7,066,762,166.86.
The state government also said that
its executive council had approved the construction of the dilapidated
Ijokodo-Apete Road, with its
associated two bridges, including
the Apete bridge whose contract
was revoked earlier, at the cost of
N2,649,420,593. The state Information
Commissioner said that the
projects, all of which would be
completed within the next 18
months, were in fulfillment of the
Ajimobi administration’s promise that entrances to major towns and
cities would be dualized to enhance
access.
The Commissioner for Works also
explained that the contract sums
for all the affected roads were inclusive of cost of compensation to
those whose properties would be
affected, relocation of facilities such
as water pipes, electricity poles and
telecommunication facilities, as well
as cost of consultancy.

bory09: guy no forget say there is big difference between deep sleep and death. Forget o bridge pass bridge, shoe get size infact okrika get quality. The quality of sango otta bridge and its distance can never be compared with this bricklayer bridge. Sorry for offending OBJ is my role model and will never tolerate any insult against him

I don't really know how stretched is the Mokola bridge but the Sango Ota bridge is quite a stretch, the only snag is that there is no functioning street light on the whole stretch of the bridge.

Good one from Ajumobi.

Realtol: the ppl from other parts of Oyo state also voted for him. For that reason alone they deserved good things in their domains too that is what I am saying. In fact that would facilitate quick and even development if d projects are distributed across various parts of the state like Oyo. Ogbomosho, Iseyin, Ipapo, Saki etc. because these cities are not enjoying d dividend of democrary for which they assiduously and doggedsly worked for right now which I think they deserve to enjoy. Ajimobi should look into those cities and develop them too and stop being a bigotry who only cares for his own native town. Mind you some of these cities votes for Ajimobi are more than that of Ibadan in d last general election. Thank you!

And who tell you he is not doing something in other cities? I visited Oyo township last month and i almost plan to relocate there fully. So please dont say what you dont know, I dont live in Oyo state but i have families there and they are all praising him so what else do you expect? Beside Ibadan alone is Bigger than the rest of the cities in oyo state and its the most targeted City in Oyo State.

Aji sebi Oyo laari Oyo kiise bi baba enikankan

bory09: guy no forget say there is big difference between deep sleep and death. Forget o bridge pass bridge, shoe get size infact okrika get quality. The quality of sango otta bridge and its distance can never be compared with this bricklayer bridge. Sorry for offending OBJ is my role model and will never tolerate any insult against him

Hahaha sorry I live in Sango Otta Ogun State and do you call that one bridge, If i hear i fit sue you ooo make you no make me vex i swear.. The bridge in otta is not more than 100 to 150 meter and it took Obasanjo over 4yrs and he dint even complete it, Thanks to Yaradua that completed the bridge.

Dotman01: Guy read this:
OYO TO DUALIZE 5 ROADS WITH
N29.3B
The Oyo State Government has
awarded the contract for the
dualization of five major roads that
cut across the state, at the total cost of N29.3 billion.
The construction of the roads was
announced at a joint news
conference at the end of the
weekly executive council meeting
in Ibadan on Monday. The news conference was jointly
addressed by the state
Commissioner for Information, Mr.
Bosun Oladele, his Works and
Transport counterpart, Alhaji Yunus
Akintunde, as well as Special Advisers on Media and Information
and Orientation, Dr. Festus Adedayo
and Gbolagade Busari respectively.
According to the state government,
the roads include the four-
kilometre Ibadan-Oyo Expressway/Iseyin-Oyo Junction to
Owode, as well as the expansion of
the 2.5 kilometre Owode-Akesan-
Palace Road and the sectional
repair of a 3.8-kilometre portion of
the old Ibadan-Oyo Road at the cost of N7,785,840,123.47.
Another project, the government
said, included the dualization of the
6.32-kilometre Ilorin Expressway
Junction-Ikoyi-Takie-Palace-
Ogbomoso Grammar School in Ogbomoso at the cost of
N5,695,147,363.60.
The contract for the dualization of
the 6.2-kilometre Ibadan-Oyo-
Iseyin Junction-Iseyin/Okeho
Junction Road in Iseyin was also awarded by the state government
at the cost of N6,092,448,322.40 to
take care of the major entry to Oke-
Ogun zone of the state.
The dualization of the 7.4-kilometre
Dugbe-Magazine-Eleiyele Road with spurs to Aleshinloye-Onireke/
Agbarigo Road in Ibadan was also
awarded by the state government
at the cost of N7,066,762,166.86.
The state government also said that
its executive council had approved the construction of the dilapidated
Ijokodo-Apete Road, with its
associated two bridges, including
the Apete bridge whose contract
was revoked earlier, at the cost of
N2,649,420,593. The state Information
Commissioner said that the
projects, all of which would be
completed within the next 18
months, were in fulfillment of the
Ajimobi administration’s promise that entrances to major towns and
cities would be dualized to enhance
access.
The Commissioner for Works also
explained that the contract sums
for all the affected roads were inclusive of cost of compensation to
those whose properties would be
affected, relocation of facilities such
as water pipes, electricity poles and
telecommunication facilities, as well
as cost of consultancy.

Thank Jare, If i am not sure of the rest, i am very sure of the Ibadan/Oyo expressway. I drive through that road last month and i swear i am driving on a 200km never happen in any road in Nigeria that i have drive through even in Lagos.

dayokanu: Aji sebi Oyo laari Oyo kiise bi baba enikankan

Beeni oooo Mr Dayo, Ti olubabdan bawo nika, omo egbe baba eni ti onshe oooo

bashy_demy: Thank Jare, If i am not sure of the rest, i am very sure of the Ibadan/Oyo expressway. I drive through that road last month and i swear i am driving on a 200km never happen in any road in Nigeria that i have drive through even in Lagos.

ibadan/oyo road is a federal road contructed by the federal govt and not oyo state govt

onatisi:
ibadan/oyo road is a federal road contructed by the federal govt and not oyo state govt

The most vital road(Lagos-Ibadan express) in the country that is under the FG has not seen any form of transformation, and Ibadan/oyo has?
Don't be deceived

onatisi:
ibadan/oyo road is a federal road contructed by the federal govt and not oyo state govt

Oshogbo-Offa road is also a federal road, but it's been dualized by the government of osun(very sure), what do want to say about that?

He was elected to do something in d state so he wouldn't dare do nothing. I fear for Nigeria whenever I see a young man thinking in d direction you thought. You elected him to do something bro and he must do exactly what he promised.

Josh090:
na wa for una o! If e no come do anything at all nko? What will you do?

I knew Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso-Ilorin road was awarded by OBJ govt but abandoned sometime.

I still think its the FG that completed it

Paul John:

Oshogbo-Offa road is also a federal road, but it's been dualized by the government of osun(very sure), what do want to say about that?

i am not here to argue any point,just ointing out which is state road or not,

onatisi:
i am not here to argue any point, just ointing out which is state road or not ,

Better

dayokanu: I knew Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso-Ilorin road was awarded by OBJ govt but abandoned sometime.

I still think its the FG that completed it

absolutely correct

bashy_demy: Beeni oooo Mr Dayo, Ti olubabdan bawo nika, omo egbe baba eni ti onshe oooo

Yes oooo

Oyo Alaafin Ojo pa sekere omo atiba

Iseyin oro omo ebdi moko

and my own town Ogbomoso Ogbomojugun, Ogbomoso omo afo'gbo ja, Ibi won gbe n jeka ki won to muko yangan. omo ajegbin je karaun omo a fi karaun fo ri mu. be denu oko e sinmi ogun o ja ja ko ko Ogbomoso ri

I stand to be corrected but this bridge has many flaws,i checked it out yesterday and I was shocked
1. No bearing pads,(wood was used)
2. The diaphram beam was an after thought ,provision was not made in most of d longitudunal beams
3. No adequate expansion joints,as it should have been provided at every span
I rest my case

baconline: I stand to be corrected but this bridge has many flaws,i checked it out yesterday and I was shocked
1. No bearing pads,(wood was used)
2. The diaphram beam was an after thought ,provision was not made in most of d longitudunal beams
3. No adequate expansion joints,as it should have been provided at every span
I rest my case

Hmmmn! Nigerians and criticism!

Ibadan looks so dirty and medieval, to be honest...

shymexx: Ibadan looks so dirty and medieval, to be honest...

thats a construction site.

This is the kind of news on infrastructural development we all want to see coming out of any state in Naija...Nigerians want to see tangible and completed projects that will benefit the common man and not endless and counterproductive conferences/symposiums/seminars, etc....

The bus supply project looks good on the face of it, except the cost:

The Oyo State Government has approved arrangements for the procurement of 100 mass transit buses to ease transportation problem in the state at the cost of N1,744,800,000.

That translates to some 17,448,000 for each bus i.e. USD 110,000 at about N160 to USD1. I expect the state government will get a much better rate as this is a government transaction. Meanwhile a similar bus supplied from Dubai costs USD 80,000 fully loaded, luxurious version.
All the talk about one year expatriate should be part of the after sales service for spending USD 11million.
Moreover, why not buy the chassis and have Oyo state residents trained to build adapted body frame thereon for easy maintenance and longevity?
That will be a more strategic approach.

D route to Dugbe.

onatisi: i have not been to ib lately but i will like to know which route the flyover is ,is it the route to dugbe or sango?

pheemmii: D route to Dugbe.

i guess as much , will the bridge reach queens cinema that is the major bottleneck and dugbe junction

onatisi:
i guess as much , will the bridge reach queens cinema that is the major bottleneck and dugbe junction

Lol, queens cinema ke, dt one go take up to 10yrs to build..it stopped just short of alafia hospital. Also, there's no longer much traffic in. Dugbe area since akala dualized dt road down to oke ado.

Josh090:
Lol, queens cinema ke, dt one go take up to 10yrs to build..it stopped just short of alafia hospital. Also, there's no longer much traffic in. Dugbe area since akala dualized dt road down to oke ado.

the mokola roundabout doesnt need a bridge only competent traffic wardens , the problem of that road is from queens cinema and the junction to omitowoju and also the dugbe junction to jrl

shymexx: Ibadan looks so dirty and medieval, to be honest...

Truth is, as of today no city is cleaner dan ibadan not even calabar.
Reason is, go along challenge down to dugbe, down to UI, you will tink ibadan is d cleanest city in naija, but go to inner city like gege and co, its anoda story despite d effort of d local and state government in those areas ppl have refused to use d waste drums properly, looking @ dt you'll tink IB is very dirty...this same situation is obtainable everywhere in ds country. Apart frm calabar municipality, d rest isn't so clean. Lagos too isn't all clean either, but @ least oyo govt. Is making serious efforts @ arresting the situation.
Abt being mediaval, no doubt ibadan township is medieval and can be nauseating sometimes, but go to samonda and bodija and see if you won't be in awe.

onatisi:
the mokola roundabout doesnt need a bridge only competent traffic wardens , the problem of that road is from queens cinema and the junction to omitowoju and also the dugbe junction to jrl

Are you a town/urban planner? I am just interested to know why you can decisively tell what is needed or not when , unless you are a competent and knowledgeable professional in a pertinent field, you cannot adjudge what constitutes town planning necessity because such is outside your jurisdiction of specialist knowledge or expertise.

Well done Governor Ajimobi, more power to your elbow.

Josh090:
Truth is, as of today no city is cleaner dan ibadan not even calabar.
Reason is, go along challenge down to dugbe, down to UI, you will tink ibadan is d cleanest city in naija, but go to inner city like gege and co, its anoda story despite d effort of d local and state government in those areas ppl have refused to use d waste drums properly, looking @ dt you'll tink IB is very dirty...this same situation is obtainable everywhere in ds country. Apart frm calabar municipality, d rest isn't so clean. Lagos too isn't all clean either, but @ least oyo govt. Is making serious efforts @ arresting the situation.
Abt being mediaval, no doubt ibadan township is medieval and can be nauseating sometimes, but go to samonda and bodija and see if you won't be in awe.

Exactly.
The planning of Ibadan is very funny, such that anywhere you're traveling from on you way to Lagos, it's the indecent area you'll pass through.
Imagine someone coming from Akure or the South/East, entering Ibadan through Gbagi through to Iwo road flyover, turning left to Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Your impression will be that the whole of Ibadan is made of ancient buildings with the buildings present in that area. Not knowing you're just seeing not up to 1/10 of the whole city.
The organised areas: challenge, mokola, bodija, ashi, iyana church and rest are not seen.

But I can say Ajumobi is doing fine, with the orderliess he has brought to that Iwo road flyover and other things I've seen around.
The second flyover you'll go through entering Ibadan from Lagos that intersects Ijebu-Ode road from Ogun is amazing, the landscaping and beautification is lovely.