Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration will not discriminate in the construction of roads regardless of their status as far as they have potentials that will promote economic activities in the state.

The governor, who stated this when he inspected the ongoing construction of the 25 kilometres Ilishan-Ago-Iwoye Road, said his government would repair or construct any road that would bring in more investors and enhance the economy of the state.

He said: “We will ensure that roads, regardless of whether they are owned by federal or state, are given attention. We will ensure we repair or construct them so that we can bring people to the state to invest, which will in turn enhance the economy of our state and people.

“This Ilishan-Ago-Iwoye Road is a Federal Government road but it is one of the roads we feel that we should construct. It is a road that crisscrosses about four local councils. It is one that leads to our international airport and premier university, that is Olabisi Onabanjo University and also an economic road that leads to Oyo and Osun states.

“This road has been abandoned for about 12 to 16 years, thereby inflicting untold hardship on the people, and a lot of inconveniences to the students as well as affecting the economy of the communities along the road.

“The people don’t want to know whether the road belongs to the federal or state government. Each time they travel on a bad road, they geo-locate their pain to where their feeling is and as a responsive government, we are living up to their expectations.”

He said that the poor condition of the road had in the past affected the people who are mainly farmers as their farm produce perished before reaching the markets.

Abiodun, who expressed satisfaction with the level and quality of work done on the road, further said: “In the course of our campaign, we promised that we will do this road if we are voted for. Today, I am glad we have fulfilled that promise. Though this road is a dual carriageway, we have constructed one lane to ensure that at least a journey that takes about one and a half hour is now 15 minutes. It will also allow people to take their farm produce to the market. This road has alleviated their pains and sufferings, and has now affected them positively and economically.”

Besides, the governor said that his administration had constructed Ijebu-Ode-Epe, Sagamu-Abeokuta and the ongoing construction of Atan-Lusada-Agbara roads, all of which belong to the Federal Government, saying that the roads are in line with the deliberate plan to ensure that development is equitably distributed to all parts of the state.