Dualization of Ikare – Akoko Township Road to begin soon

                                                              Governor Olusegun Mimiko,Ondo State

“The ancient city of Ikare, the Headquarters of Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State will soon experience transformation as the State Government has concluded all arrangements to commence dualization work on the township roads very soon,” the State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko disclosed this lately when he paid homage to the Olukare of Ikare-Akoko, Saliu Akadiri Momoh in his palace on a working visit to the town.

Olusegun Mimiko explained that all essential survey activities have been carried out on the project, adding that the road work would be awarded to a competent contractor who will execute the project to the satisfaction of the State Government and the people of Ikare community.

While saying that the ever busy town of Ikare would soon wear an attractive look, the Governor assured that the dreaded hills which usually cause accidents at the very entrance of the town will be completely demolished to allow smooth movement for every type of vehicle into the town.

According to him, the State Government has been waiting for the raining season to give way for the project to be executed without hindrance to the contractors who are to carry out the work. Mimiko earlier, visited the newly rehabilitated Awara Water Supply Scheme at Ikare where he assured that the water project would be commissioned before the end of the dry season.

The Governor stressed the importance of potable water supply both for industrial and domestic uses, assuring that his administration would continue to prioritise on the development of infrastructures in all parts of Ondo State. On his administration’s dedication to over a billion naira water project, he pointed out that some maintenance services would be carried out on the pipes which are to supply water to some communities in Ikare suburbs.

While expressing satisfaction with the level of work done at the water project site, Mimiko called on the people of Ikare community to ensure security for facilities to avoid vandalisation by hoodlums.

He described the Awara Water Supply Scheme as an initiative of the government of the defunct Western Region dating to 1956, saying the project became moribund and the present administration has resuscitated it to facilitate potable water supply to Ikare and immediate communities.

“The Water project which will produce 6.7 litres of water per day, quoting Kole Funso – the Managing Director of the Company which is handling the project, will also supply water to about three major communities across Ikare of Akoko North-East Local Government, Akungba in Akoko South-West and Arigidi in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the State,” the Governor indicated.

The Olukare of Ikare-Akoko, Akadiri Saliu Momoh in his speech expressed gratitude to the Governor of Ondo State, stating that he is a man who has great passion to develop the people and communities in the State. He mentioned that the rehabilitation of the Awara Water Supply Scheme will fetch great relief to the people of Ikare and its environs who always encounter water supply shortages mostly during the dry season.

While expressing the appreciation of his people to the Government of Ondo State on the different developmental programmes in his community as well as other communities in the State, the Olukare assured that Ikare community will never forget the development brought to the town by the present administration during his reign as Oba.