Oyo approves second phase of street light project
The Oyo State Government has approved the commencement of the second phase of the ‘Light-Up Oyo State’ project aimed at erecting street lights on 70 roads totalling 223.42 kilometres across the state.
The approval was given at the weekly State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held via video-conferencing in Ibadan.
The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja, said the initiative would further spread the gains already recorded in the first phase in the area of security and socio-economic development.
He also said that the council approved the Operation Zero Pothole Initiative “in line with the desire of Gov. Makinde to immediately fix all potholes in the state starting from Ibadan, the state
“About 70 roads have been captured for the installation of this LED streetlights and majority of roads in the state will feel the impact.
“One of the reasons for the project was that Gov. Makinde believes in the security of the society. So, the initi…
