Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko yesterday said his administration had spent N54.762 billion on road construction.
Mimiko spoke at the inauguration of the NEPA-Arakala Road, bus shelters and terminals in Akure, the state capital.
The governor said the Arakala dualisation was to be undertaken alongside the dualisation of Oba Adesida Road in 1977.
He added that it was jettisoned for lack of political will because previous administrations could not relocate the ancient buildings, shrines and artefacts on the road.
The governor said for his administration to successfully dualise the road without any controversy, “439 houses were demolished and compensation totalling N987,358,985 was paid to the affected landlords.
His words: “We’re proud to be part of history and a government that benchmarked good roads, street lights, bus shuttle facilities and geometric increase of dualised roads from two to eight.
“I wish to emphasise at this junction that while we were working on this road, we were also fixing other roads simultaneously, especially within Akure.”