𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 -- 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 100% 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭




The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has vowed to persistently press President Bola Ahmed Tinubu until the federal government provides the necessary funds to reconstruct the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Road.



Speaking in Abuja, Umahi described the road as critical infrastructure that urgently requires attention due to its deplorable condition, which has severely affected commuters along the axis.


He acknowledged that existing government funding is inadequate to meet the road’s reconstruction demands, but pledged to keep pushing the President for financial intervention.



“The road is in a very bad state,” Umahi said. “We’ve had to seek palliative measures just to keep it motorable.”



He noted that while the Ibadan-Ilesha road was already identified in official reports as a key federal road in disrepair, it was further brought to his attention by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.



“Even before the matter came up at the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the First Lady personally called me and urged that we inspect the road due to the suffering of Nigerians using that corridor,” he said.



According to the minister, only N70 billion has been allocated to the project between 2003 and 2025, an amount he described as grossly inadequate.



He further explained that the ministry has aggregated the Ibadan-Ilesa Road with other major corridors such as the Ilesha-Akure-Benin Road (already awarded for N751 billion) and the Ore-Benin Road, presenting the combined stretch to the FEC for funding intervention.



“These roads are in terrible condition. What we’re doing for now is applying available funds for palliative works, while seeking permanent financing for full-scale reconstruction,” Umahi stated.



“I want to assure Nigerians that I will not allow Mr. President to rest until he gives me the money to fix this road. And I believe he will,” the minister added.



Osaretin Osadebamwen

 and 

Kehinde Akintola

May 17, 2025

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