President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstruction of the Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba-Ikole road in Ekiti State. The project will be funded through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Project Fund of the Federal Government. A letter conveying the approval was dated July 1, 2026, and addressed to the Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, and the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Mr Zach Adedeji, with a copy to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
The road connects the South-west to the Federal Capital Territory and provides access to key institutions including the Federal Polytechnic, Afe Babalola University, Ekiti Agro Allied International Cargo Airport, Ekiti Knowledge Zone, and the Federal Institute of Transport Technology. It has remained in poor condition for years due to neglect by previous administrations.
The approval follows, within seven months, the commencement of construction on the Itawure-Aramoko-Ado Ekiti road, also under Tinubu's directive. During a recent meeting with Governor Oyebanji and Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Tinubu had pledged to prioritise this road under the Renewed Hope Projects.
Governor Oyebanji welcomed the approval, calling it proof of Tinubu's support for Ekiti State and his commitment to national infrastructure development. He noted that road construction is central to his administration's development agenda. Over the past 3.5 years, his government has completed over 285 kilometers of inter- and intra-city roads, including a 1.2-kilometer flyover, and 135 kilometers of rural roads under RAAMP. Additional road contracts have been awarded and are at various stages of completion. The state is also working with the Federal Government and international partners to upgrade road infrastructure under the Shared Prosperity Agenda.
The governor credits Tinubu for fulfilling a road promise while highlighting his own administration's construction of 285 kilometers of roads in 3.5 years. The federal approval comes seven months after another road project began in the same state. If the state government has built so many roads already, the delay in securing federal intervention for this critical corridor raises questions about prioritisation. Residents have waited years while successive governments made incremental promises.
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