Tinubu’s stance on ‘unnecessary’ flyovers not targeted at Ondo – Gov Aiyedatiwa

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Monday defended the operation of the 2.38 kilometre Oyemekun‑Oba Adesida flyover successful Akure, the authorities capital, stressing that President Bola Tinubu’s remark connected governors constructing unnecessary flyovers was not directed astatine him.

According to the governor, the operation of the flyover was a necessity owed to the changeless postulation congestion on that corridor.

President Tinubu had, a fewer weeks ago, frowned astatine authorities governors for prioritising the operation of flyovers implicit much pressing infrastructure needs, contempt what helium described arsenic a emergence successful monthly allocations to states since helium assumed office.

While speaking astatine Cathedral Junction, wherever the flag-off was done, the politician maintained that the flyover was not a vanity task but a applicable effect to solving a decades-old problem.

“Let maine rapidly punctual each of us, particularly those naysayers that ne'er spot thing bully successful what we are doing. This is not the benignant of determination Mr President was referring to erstwhile helium said governors should halt bui...