The Chairman of Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA), Hon. Busoye Ogunlade in an INTERVIEW with ODUDUWA NEWS, revealed some of his agency’s plans towards the rehabilitation of dillapidated roads in Oyo State.
The Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency OYSROMA under the leadership of Hon. Busoye Ogunlade has disclosed that his agency will spend one billion Naira on road maintenance throughout the state.
Mr. Busoye made this known during an Interview session with Oduduwa News, saying that His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde has approved the release of N1bn to the agency and said that upon receiving the fund, it would enhance the scope of operation of the agency.
Speaking futher, he stated that OYSROMA had already embarked on “Operation Zero Potholes” and that it has begun rehabilitation of some of the dilapidated roads.
He said he has been leading his team to fix potholes in some of the roads but major work couldn’t be embarked on during this time of raining season as the full operation would commence immediately the rain subdues.
Among the places they have worked on included Mokola/Dugbe road, the Chairman also expressed his dissatisfaction on the inability of some people to be cautious of the way they dump refuses inside drainages of some major roads which usually hinders free flow of flood that later damages the roads.
Speaking further, he stated that his agency would extend its scope of operation across all the 33 local government areas. He therefore used the ocassion to appeal to to all residents of the state to exercise patience as all efforts are currently geared towards revamping the dillapidated roads across the towns and suburbs.
Mr Busoye while explaining the division of operation in OYSROMA to ODUDUWA NEWS, stated that OYSROMA scope of operation is divided into three phases, saying the first phase is to fix the major potholes across the towns and cities while the second phase is to extend scope to all nooks and crannies in the 33 Local Government councils while the third phase is reaching out to villages and rural areas.
Speaking further to ODUDUWA NEWS on making unprecedented impact to surpass his predecessors, especially during this period of paucity of funds. Mr. Busoye, in his response, stated that despite the paucity of fund, his agency has been utilizing the available resources judiciously to complement the resounding achievements of his Principal, the Governor of the State, Engr. Seyi Makinde whose priority according to him is to promote the general welfare of the people of Oyo State.
