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By Lukman Olabiyi
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to bridge infrastructure gap in the state and make the city livable.
The governor who stated this at the official opening of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Redline, Mushin Overpass Bridge added that with the project, a journey of thirty minutes can now be achieved in seven minutes thereby saving man hours and travel time.
He expressed gratitude to residents of the areas, as well as the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), and the engineering company that got the job done in good time.
The governor described the success of the construction of the bridge as a testament of promise made and delivered.
Speaking on the impact the project will have in the area and his administration’s commitment in fulfilling electoral promises to Lagosians , Sanwo-Olu said:” Not all the time that the government says something, citizens believe what the government has said will come to pass.
“This our government, we have said it over and over that if you don’t like our face which is even fine enough, you really cannot dislike what we do and what we say, because when we say somethings, it might not be as quick as you want it but we will bring it to reality.
“So, we are here today, to fulfill what this government has promise, we have promised Lagosians that we are going to change the face of road and public transportation in Lagos, but in doing that we will also be solving a lot of transportation bottleneck, vehicular movements solutions for our citizens.
“So you can imagine this place that used to be from Onipanu, Ikorodu Road side of Lagos connecting to Agege Motor Road, Ogunmokun, Post Office, having this overpass that will connect the two communities seamlessly both in vehicular and pedestrian connection, you can imagine the economic value and benefits that this bridge has done to these two communities,” he said.
In her welcome address, Managing Director of LAMATA, Abimbola Akinajo, thanked residents of the area, Nigerian Railway Corporation, the State House of Assembly as well as the state government for their supports and cooperation during the construction of the over pass bridge.
