Osun Assembly Constitutes Ad-hoc C’ttee On Osogbo/Iwo Road

Yusuf Oketola

THE Osun State House of Assembly has set up an Ad-hoc Committee to oversee the ongoing reconstruction work on 91.0km Osogbo/Iwo road.

Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, constituted the committee during the appearance of the contractor, Engr. Olanrewaju Adeleke, the Managing Director of Peculiar Ultimate Concern Ltd. before the House on Tuesday.

The committee is chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Akinyode Oyewusi.

It would be recalled that Adeleke had on July 18, 2023 appeared before the lawmakers but was also asked to reappear with Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Engr. Idowu Bello on Tuesday.

Adeleke, who was grilled by the lawmakers, told the House that the actual percentage of work done on the Osogbo/Iwo road so far was beyond the 21 per cent reported by the ministry. 

He clarified that the commencement of project will be seven months in a couple of days as against nine months reported in some quarters.

“We will be seven months on the site in a couple of days. What we have done is beyond 21% but we understand that the ministry will not value some works done in some areas. Like the stone laying at Asamu and the work we are currently doing at Dele Yes Sir axis here in Osogbo. These are low hanging fruits that when completed in few weeks will increase the percentage completion”, Adeleke said.

Speaking on the alleged patching of the road, Adeleke said what was done were “preparatory” work needed for an existing road before the asphalt laying is done.

In his address, Bello, the PS Ministry of Works agreed with Adeleke that the ministry only valued the work done as 21%, stating that other areas highlighted by the company cannot be valued until the it’s asphalted.