Senate Demands Urgent Action on Oko-Olowo Pedestrian Bridge to Prevent Fatalities
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.
Oko Salake Kamaldeen Kehinde Share Muftau Akanbi Oke Mohammed Abdulahi KWACOBPA Kale Belgore Saliu Ajia Shehu Adaramaja Kamaldeen Gambari Kamaldeen Ajibade Post Utme Bayo Lawal Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Alliance For Democracy Isiaq Khadeejah Sa\'adu Salahu Oloye Charles Ibitoye Ayo Adeyemi Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Adebara Mohammed Khadijat Kubura March 28 Ibraheem Adeola Katibi Ola Falade Ella Supreme Tissue Paper Public Holiday Oyelere Oyinloye Diagnostic Centre Omotoso Awili Pedro Sam Okaula Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd RTEAN Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji Kubra Kazum Florence Saraki Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Abdulazeez Arowona Ambassador Kayode Laro Aisha Ahman Pategi Dele Belgore Tosho Yaqub Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Pilgrims Board Igbaja Prince Bola Ajibola Salaudeen Oyewale 07039448763 Lanre Badmus Joseph Offorjama Sebastine Obasi Hikmah AbdulKareem Ramadan Ilorin South Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Jumoke F. Ajao Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists Ilesha-Gwanara Abubakar Usman Jos Federal Road Maintenance Agency Malete TETFUND Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Special Agro-Industrial Hub COVID-19 Palliatives Democracy Day Bashir Adigun IFK Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Salihu Ajia Benin Republic Abiodun Oyedepo

