Over 400 Houses Demolished By Ogun In Bid To Build Expressway

About  400 houses, shops and other structures were demolished by the Ogun Government, in a bid to pave way for the expansion and reconstruction  of the Sango-Ijoko-Akute-Ojodu Road in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
The state Commissioner for Works, Mr Olalekan Adegbite, who led a government delegation to the area said the project was part of efforts aimed at improving the socio economic development of the area and part of the urban renewal effort of the state government.
The 32 km road, which is estimated to gulp about N52 billion including compensation to affected property owners, is also expected to be completed in the next 30 months.
The road linking Sango, Ijoko, Akute Alagbole and Lambe had been neglected by past administrations in the state but the current  administration said it is determined to fix  it.
However, several persons have been displaced and are said to be without any alternatives as regards shelter. To this, the Commissioner explained that adequate notice was given to property owners, after which, men and equipment were mobilised to site for the demolition of structures  on the right of way.
The commissioner further explained that the demolitions were necessary as the road would be expanded to a six-lane highway with two bridges and three fly-overs.
The project is expected to be completed in the next 30 months and a section of it tolled.
The government has however promised adequate compensation for those affected by the reconstruction exercise expected to be completed in the next two and half years.