GOVERNOR ADELEKE FLAGS OFF 84KM UPGRADING AND BACKLOG MAINTENANCE OF RURAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN OSUN STATE.

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // His Excellency, Senator Dr. Asiwaju Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, the Executive Governor of Osun State, today inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrading and backlog maintenance of 84 kilometers of rural roads under the first phase of the Osun Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project RAAMP.

The ceremony, held at Methodist High School, Aagba, marks a significant milestone in the administration’s commitment to enhancing rural infrastructure and supporting agricultural development.

Governor Adeleke emphasized the administration’s dedication to improving food security and reducing poverty, particularly in Osun’s rural communities where access roads are often lacking.

The Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the Osun State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye highlighted that the state’s agrarian nature necessitates improved road infrastructure to connect farmers to markets, thereby boosting both the economy and social development.

He said that the 84 kilometers of roadworks, funded in partnership with the World Bank, are part of a broader initiative to construct 240 kilometers of rural roads across the state.

This administration is fully committed to ensuring food security and reduction of poverty especially in the rural communities where it is predominant.

One of the major vehicle to achieving food sufficiency, is the provision of access roads to rural communities.

In this regards, the Governor underscored the government’s efforts to support rural farmers, citing recent initiatives such as the procurement of 31 tractors for farming activities across the state’s local governments.

He also reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to the RAAMP project, noting recent legislative achievements including the passage of bills on the Rural Access Road Agency RARA, and the State Road Fund SRF.