The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde on Tuesday alongside other top Government officials visited the Ibadan Circular Road for an on the spot assessment. The Governor in the Statement he released made it clear that the contract was terminated from the previous contractor because of poor performance and promised that his government will concession the road again.
“Yesterday, we visited Ibadan Circular Road for an on-the-spot assessment of the project. Having terminated the contract for non-performance (less than 10% completion), we will conduct a joint evaluation of the job done so far with the contractor to ensure that their cost is reimbursed.
We will concession this road again, but this time, the government will have a percentage stake in the project. As we recognise the importance of this road to our state’s economy, our plan is to complete the 32km portion of the road within this tenure of our administration.
We also revisited Agodi Gate-Old Ife Road-Adegbayi Junction with a spur to Ibadan Airport. This project, awarded in 2016, ought to have been completed by 2018. However, when we assumed office in 2019, it was only 46% complete. The revised date of completion is October 2021, and we will follow up with the contractors to ensure that this is done.” he said.
