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Oyo State Compendium of Infrastructure Delivery Projects 2019 - 2023 Accomplished by the executive Governor Engr, Seyi Makinde, FNSE, D.Sc Vol 1 Compiled by Engr Seyi Adeleye, MNSE
Oyo State Compendium of Infrastructure Delivery Projects 2019 - 2023
Accomplished by the executive Governor Engr, Seyi Makinde, FNSE, D.Sc
Vol 1 Compiled by Engr Seyi Adeleye, MNSE
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We have awarded the contract to construct an aviation fuel<br />
storageanddispensingfacility,anaircraftcansleepovernightnow.<br />
We have an airport where when flights have taken off in the<br />
morningthenthenextflightsareintheeveningormaybe1or2<br />
private aircraft may use the airport. But for this airport to be<br />
sustainable,aplanemusttakeofforlandataminimumofevery30<br />
minutes.Ifwehavetoachievethat,therearecertainpeoplethat<br />
weneedtoattracttoIbadan.Onceweareabletoattractthese<br />
people,ifthere'sabottlenecktogetintotheairportitwillaffectthe<br />
competitivenessoftheairportsoItookthedecisionthatwewillgo<br />
aheadunderthewatchofthisadministrationtodualizetheIbadan<br />
Airportroad.Wehaveawardedthereconstructionofthisroadto<br />
Messrs.KopekConstructionLimitedforthesumofFourbillion,<br />
ninehundredandninety‐eightymillion,ninehundredandthirtynine<br />
thousand, one hundred and forty‐eight naira, eight kobo<br />
(N4,998,939,148.08)andifyouarewonderingwhyKopekagain<br />
wellKopekisourveryownJuliusBergerinOyostatebecausethe<br />
previouscontractstheyhavebeengiveninOyostatehavebeen<br />
deliveredandtheyarestilldelivering.<br />
COMMISIONINGOF<br />
AVIATIONFUELDEPOT,<br />
DR.VICTOROMOLOLUOLUNLOYOAIRPORTROAD&<br />
FLAG‐OFFCONSTRUCTIONOFDR.VICTOROMOLOLUOLUNLOYOPARK<br />
OYOSTATE<br />
Wewillsaythatnotonlyhavetheyproventhattheyhavethecapacity<br />
todoagoodjobbuttheyhavealreadybeenawardedthecontractfor<br />
therehabilitationoftheIbadan–IferoadbytheFederalGovernment<br />
OfNigeriasothiscontractawardbytheOyoStateGovernmentisan<br />
expansionofthatprojectsoitonlymakessenseforthemtofinish<br />
whattheystartedandtheypromisedusthiswillbedeliveredin6<br />
months.Soonthatnote,IwillyieldthispodiumforBabaDr.Omololu<br />
Olunloyo,hewillsay1or2thingsandthenwewillproceedtobaba<br />
cuttingthetape.Butletmesaythis,babahasbeenapridetoIbadan<br />
andtoOyostateandthere'sanoldadagethatsaysaprophetisnot<br />
respectedinhisownhometownbutweherewillrespectourown<br />
prophetssoallprocesseswillbedoneincludingLocalGovernment,<br />
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Oyo State Government<br />
documentationatthecompletionofthisroadanditwillbenamedDr.<br />
OmololuOlunloyoAirportroad.<br />
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