Kwara: AbdulRazaq gives agency 7 days to fix bad roads

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state Thursday released the sum of N20m for immediate rehabilitation of roads that were in bad state and needed urgent fixing in the capital city.

Following the release of the money, the Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) has begun massive rehabilitation of 10 roads across Ilorin, the state capital. 

General manager of KWARMA, Engineer Usman Baba Jibril, who disclosed this in Ilorin, said , the agency had already started massive rehabilitation works on the Offa Garage and Geri Alimi-Asa Dam roads.

 
He said the agency has the mandate to quickly fix the roads within the next seven days, with o end the nightmares of the people.
 
The agency boss also added that the phase two of the works is likely to begin very soon.

“We have started work immediately based on the fund the governor has just released to KWARMA and Kwara State Asphalt Plant,” Jibril said.

 
He listed other roads to be covered “under Phase 1” to include Isale Aluko-Kokorokan-Ita Kudimoh Road; Adeta-Al-Hikmah road; Olorunshogo-Geri Alimi road; Kaduna Road, Adewole; Osere-Cemetry road; General Hospital- Geri Alimi; Offa Garage Geri Alimi Road; and Sani Okin Road.

 
AbdulRazaq had said last week that he would embark on rehabilitation of roads within the metropolis and other parts of the state in phases

He lamented the poor state of the roads across the state, adding that the government would collaborate with the federal government and private sectors on some of the roads, especially federal roads.

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