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.
John Olobayo Abdulrazaq Sanni Busari Toyin Isiaka Oya State Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria Shuaib Olarongbe CUTI Isau James Kolo Oju Ekun Sarumi Abubakar Atiku VADA Abdulganiyu Oladosu Tafida Of Ilorin Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye T And K FOODS Monthly Sanitation Exercise Aremu Odolaye Olatunji Moronfoye Ibrahim Mashood Yaru Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Grillo COVID Ahmed \'Lateef Ejidongari Ibrahim Akaje Bukola Ajikobi Baba Issa Presidential Election Shettima Of Ilorin Mamatu Abdullahi Arca Santa United Nigeria Airline Segun Olawoyin Ilorin International Airport Kumbi Titiloye Sa\'adu Salahu Sunday Fagbemi Gurei Abdulkadir Orire Maigida Alore Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Arik Computer Based Test Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Ile Arugbo TVC Female National Debate AbdulHamid Adi Gani Saadu Kamaldeen Kehinde Aishat Sulu-Gambari Kazeem Oladepo Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Towoju Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs Aisha Ahman-Pategi Kola Ologbondiyan Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode CACOVID Oke-Odo Bello John Olanrewaju Hassan Taiye Salam Olayinka Are Peter Obi NNPP Temitope Ogunbanke Saka Aleshinloye Osi Jelili Yusuf Adegoke Bamidele Garment Factory Nigeria Computer Society Government High School (GHS), Adeta Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu

