By Folayimika Akanbi
A delegation from the Federal Ministry of Works has assessed Okeola-Oro Bridge along the Ilorin/Oro/Omu-Aran Federal Highway in view of the current condition of the hydraulic structure.
The visit of the team to the bridge was to ascertain the extent of the damage, while repair work would soon commence to protect road users and prevent further deterioration.
The Director of the Federal Highway Department, Federal Ministry of Works, Abuja, Engineer Musa Saidu, made this known following a call from the Oloro of Oro Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye Titiloye Olufayo II, to draw his attention to the danger the bridge posed to road users along the corridor.
He said personnel had been deployed to the spot preparatory to the intervention from the federal government.
The Oloro of Oro Kingdom had earlier appealed to the federal government, through FERMA, to urgently fix the federal highway, which links Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti States and serves thousands of road users.
The first class traditional ruler commended FERMA for its swift intervention and pledged the support of the people of Oro Kingdom to ensure the quick rehabilitation of the federal highway.
Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye Titiloye Olufayo II, alongside his chiefs, had earlier visited the scene of the bridge to ensure that preventive measures were put in place to protect the lives and property of road users, especially those travelling at night.
Meanwhile, Kwara State Coordinator of FERMA, Engineer Lukman Olushola Onimago, led a delegation to the palace of the Oloro of Oro Kingdom.
They attributed the damage to erosion and assured the monarch that the road would be fixed immediately after completing the necessary paperwork and obtaining approval from the ministry.
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