17th August, 2014
Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, on Sunday assured that most federal roads in the country would be made motorable before the end of May 2015.
Adeyeye said that President Goodluck Jonathan is committed to ensuring that all federal roads are either reconstructed, repaired or rehabilitated before the end of his first term in office.
He spoke to newsmen on Sunday at his country home in Ise-Ekiti, in Ise/Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State at a reception organised for him by the governor-elect, Ayo Fayose.
He said that the affected roads cut across all the six geo-political zones of the country, among them Akure-Ilesa Federal Highway, which cut across Ondo and Osun states, as well as Ifaki-Ikole-Omuo Road in Ekiti State.
Adeyeye said the president was committed to quality jobs to ensure that roads constructed during his tenure last for many years.
“It is the resolve of the president to make all roads in the country motorable and durable.
“This is evident in what the Federal Ministry of Works has done since the administration came into being and what is still in the pipeline to be carried out in few months time,” he said.
Fayose who organised the reception thanked Jonathan for appointing Adeyeye as minister.
He called on the new minister to justify the confidence reposed in him by being above board in the discharge of his duties.