The Ekiti state governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, Monday, flagged off the payment of compensation to owners of landed property acquired for the construction of the Okeyinmi fly over bridge in Ado – Ekiti.
Governor Oyebanji assured that all legitimate land and property owners that will be affected in the demolition exercise for the construction of the flyover that stretches from Okeyinmi, Ijigbo and Ajilosun junction, will be compensated, adding that nobody will be sidelined in the exercise.
The governor stated these in Ado-Ekiti Monday, while presenting cheques to landlords and business owners, whose property were acquired and who were captured in the enumeration exercise carried out by the government.
The governor, who was represented by the deputy governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, at the brief ceremony, said his government had spelt out modalities that would remove bottlenecks and ensure speedy payment of compensation to the property owners.
Reeling out the significance of the project, Oyebanji stated that part of the kernel objective and focus of his administration, is to make Ado-Ekiti metropolis an epicenter of flagship infrastructure that would buoy businesses, attract investors and make it befitting of its status as a capital city.
The governor added that the project would decongest Ado-Ekiti of traffic snarl being envisaged within the business district area in the future and ease the means of doing business in the metropolis.
“One of the driving objectives of this administration is to make Ado-Ekiti among the comity of states’ capitals in Nigeria a smarter city with well-built infrastructure that will improve the socio-economic development of the state,” he said.
