Senate Demands Urgent Action on Oko-Olowo Pedestrian Bridge to Prevent Fatalities

Date: 2024-11-28

The Senate has called on the federal government to expedite the construction of a pedestrian bridge with a motorcycle ramp at the Oko-Olowo intersection along the Ilorin-Jebba federal highway. This measure aims to curb the alarming rate of fatalities recorded at the site.

The resolution was passed following a motion by Senator Saliu Mustapha (APC, Kwara Central) during plenary, where he revealed that over 50 lives were lost at the intersection between November 2023 and January 2024.

Quoting Orders 41 and 51 of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 (as amended), Senator Mustapha stressed the urgent need for the project to safeguard the lives of Nigerians traveling between the Northern and South-Western regions.

“This intersection has become a deadly trap for pedestrians and motorists alike. Despite efforts by the Kwara State Government, under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to seek federal intervention, no tangible progress has been made to address this crisis,” he added.

In his submission, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended Senator Mustapha for raising the issue and expressed hope that the federal ministry of works would act swiftly to prevent further tragedies.

The Senate unanimously urged the federal government to commence the construction of the pedestrian bridge and ramp immediately while also prioritising long-term safety measures at the Oko-Olowo intersection.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Maimunat Oniyangi     Simeon Ajibola     Budo Egba     Lola Olabayo     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Mohammed Halidu     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Bamidele Adegoke     Read With Me     Taiwo Joseph     Gbajabiamila     Jide Ashonibare     Baba-Isale     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Abdulfatai Baakini     Yashikira     Shao     Budo-Egba     Joseph Offorjama     Ojuekun     EndSARS     Women Radio     Kulende     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     07039448763     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Eghe Igbinehin     Amusa Bello     Valsolar Consortium     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Shero     Olabode Towoju     Bola Olukoju     Sulyman Tejidini     LAK Jimoh     Abubakar Imam     Fola Consultant     National Information Technology Development Agency     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Umaru Saro     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Kabir Shagaya     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Shururat Olatinwo     Computer Based Test     Moshood Mustapha     Eleja     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Abubakar Lah     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     KWIRS     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Afonja     Bashir Badawi     Abdulkarim Adisa     Bashir Adigun     Abdulraheem Olesin     Goodluck Jonathan     Ballah     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Maryam Ado Bayero     Sarkin Malamai     Farouk Salim     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Sabo-Oke     Lanre Issa Onilu     Alaaya     Olayinka Olaogun     JMK Construction Company Limited     Binta Sulyman     Oba-Solagberu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Nigeria Customs Service     Esuwoye     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     LEAH Charity Foundation     Kwasu     Aiyedun     Oke-Ogun     Sabi     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Universal Basic Education Commission     Kwara Apc     Jelili Yusuf     Offa     Kayode Ishola     Okoolowo     Ibrahim Akaje     Ibrahim Mashood     Kehinde Boyede     Edret Sabi Abel     Ahmed \'Lateef     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Noah Yusuf     Lateef Fagbemi     Sam Onile     Osi     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Ilorin West     Adamu Atta     Ijagbo     Umar Saro     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Police Commissioner     Arik     Hamidu Olowo     Taofik Mustapha     Diagnostic Centre     Monthly Sanitation     National Information Technology Development Agency     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Plat Technologies Limited     Roseline Oni Aremu     Olawuyi     Women Radio     Omu Aran     TVC Female National Debate     Mohammed Abduraheem     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Ilorin     Saheed Popoola     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Akeem Lawal     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Iyeru Grammar School     Orisun Igbomina     Iponrin     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Baakini     Amos Sayo     KWACOBPA     Binta Abubakar Mora     Peter Amogbonjaye     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Seed Technologies     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Saduki Lafiagi     Kwara State Sports Commission     Sai Kayi     Admiralty Villa     General Hospital, Ilorin     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Madawaki     Emir Of Yashikira     Olatunde Jare     Convocation Ceremonies     Habeeb Saidu     Christopher Odetunde