The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has commissioned the 34.85km Oyo-Iseyin Road.
Chief Obasanjo commissioned the road project during a special event held at Ojongbodu Grammar School Oyo, Iseyin Road.
speaking at the programme, Chief Obasanjo charged the people of the state to make judicious use of the Iseyin-Oyo road, noting that Governor Seyi Makinde had performed wonderfully well in all sectors since he took the leadership of the state.
He also sought for more people’s cooperation for the governor to further move the state forward.
While calling on the state government to look inward and invest in other Agricultural produces, Chief Obasanjo lauded the state for being the number one producer of cassava in Nigeria.
In his address, Governor Makinde, who reeled out various road projects his administration had embarked on to link the zones of the state, expressed optimism that the Oyo-Iseyin Road that spurs Fashola Farms Estate would boost the economy of the state, adding that the Fashola Farms settlement would be completed in couple of months.
The governor, who stated that many people are calling on him to repair the inner roads in the state capital, Ibadan, said his administration will start fixing the inner roads across Ibadan in matter of weeks.
The governor also charged the state Ministry of Culture and Tourism to synergise with the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, OYSADA to turn Fashola Farms to an Agric hub tourist attraction, while reiterating the assurance that his government would soon embark on rehabilitation of inner roads in Ibadan, the state capital, and other major cities of the state.
Earlier in his remarks, the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, represented by Engineer Adedamola Kuti, appreciated Governor Makinde for executing the road project to a federal standard, pledging more cooperation with the Oyo state government.
Governor Makinde later chief Obasanjo and other dignitaries on a facility tour of Fashola Farms settlement
The event was witnessed by top government functionaries, dignitaries, traditional rulers, religious leaders, PDP Stalwarts, among others.