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.

CT Ayeni     Otoge     Curfew     Gbenga Olawepo     Oba Abdulrahim     Bamikole Omishore     Orisun Igbomina     Kawu     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Doyin Agbamu     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Risikat Lawal     Bola Sagaya     KWIRS     Dagbalodo     Segun Ogunsola     Garba Ado Sanni     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Kawu Baraje     Abdullahi Samari     Ramadan     Maimunat Oniyangi     Omu Aran     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Sodiya     Tayo Alao     Razak Atunwa     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Saliu Alamoyo     Local Government     AGILE Programme     Omotosho     Baba Idris     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Bolaji Gambari     Henry Olaosebikan     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Tope Daramola     Adeola Abraham     Share-Tsaragi     Saidu Isa     Elerinjare     Mufutau Olatinwo     Oni Adebayo     Ike Ekweremadu     Jumoke Gafar     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Adebayo Salami     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Idowu Laro     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Moronfoye     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Yakub Ali-Agan     Aro Yahaya     Muhammed Akanbi     High Court     Bola Magaji     Joseph Offorjama     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Ahmed \'Lateef     Aliyu Adebayo     Leke Ogungbe     Folaranmi Aro     Okanlawon Musa     Iliasu     Wahab Abayawo     Playing Host     Falokun-Oja     Ajidagba     Moses Salami     Suleiman Alege Kuranga    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olatunji Moronfoye     Kwara Basketball Association     Gbugbu International Market     Hakeem Idris     BECE     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Sheikh Alimi     Mohammed Ibrahim     CUTI     Ijagbo Health Centre     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Alore     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Universal Basic Education Commission     Bibire Ajape     Isiaka Yusuf     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Oyin-Zubair     Saka Adeyemo     Amule Elementary School     Igbaja     Ibrahim Gambari     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Jide Ashonibare     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Dan Masanin     Turaki     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Ayo Adeyemi     Osuwa     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Suleiman Mora Omar     Oyelere Oyinloye     Curfew     Isiaq Khadeejah     Taofik Abdulkareem     Abdullahi Biffo     John Obuh     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Salman Jawondo     Yunus Oniboki     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Gbajabiamila     ASUU     Ajakaye     NURTW     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Shagari     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Olaiya Zuberu     Mamatu Abdullahi     Jelili Yusuf     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Sheikh Ariyibi     Charles Ibitoye     Government High School Adeta     Olofa Of Offa     Yahya Mohammed     Code Of Conduct     Kwara South     Risikat Lawal     AbdulRauf Keji     Idris Garuba     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Garba Dogo     Oke-Ero     United Nigeria Congress Party     Saheed Akinwumi     Kawu Baraje     Ibrahim Orire     Olaitan Buraimoh     Kwha.gov.ng     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity