…as Office of Community Communications embarks on inspection tour
By Precious Oham
Some residents of Ekiti State on Monday said the ongoing road projects embarked by the Ekiti State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, will boost the economy of the State.
They stated this during the inspection tour facilitated by the Office of Community Communications on the ongoing RAAMP road projects in Ikole and Oye local governments.
Speaking with newsmen at the construction of the Ikole-Isaba-Ikoyi-Igbemo 19.7km road, a resident of the area, Steve Adetayo, who said the project will enhance accessibility to rural areas and farmlands equally commended the State government.
He said: “We are very glad. It’s a good thing for our community and we thank the Ekiti State government. We used to suffer during rainy season especially those coming from their farmlands. It will help to reduce the sufferings and create easy access to the State capital. It’s a welcome development.”
The Contractors handling the Ikole-Isaba-Ikoyi-Igbemo road were on site clearing the bushes leading to the road with their heavy equipments.
The Technical Manager of Delko Holdings Nigeria Ltd, Michael Ajayi promised to deliver the Ikole-Isaba-Ikoyi-Igbemo road project within seven months.
His words: “We are ready to do the work. They gave us 18 months but with what we have, we promise by seven months we will hand over the project.”
Similarly, Mrs Yemisi Ajayi Comfort, a resident of Ilupeju-Ekiti expressed joy on the ongoing road project at Ilupeju-Igbo Egan 1 – Ayede in Oye LGA.
“When they were yet to do this road, we suffered a lot whenever we are coming from the farm. Now that they are doing it, we are all happy.
“The impact it will have on me is that I will be successful here and my generation too will be. I want to commend the State government. God will give them the power to get to the promise land.”
Other areas visited during the inspection tour include; FMS-Oke Ako 3.4km road in Ikole local government and Are-Oye 8.765km road in Oye local government.