A member representing Abeokuta North State Constituency, Hon. Babatunde Tella, has convened a stakeholders meeting on the state of the ongoing 51.01km Itaoshin – Ibara-Orile Joga- Imasai - Ilaro Federal Road involving the representatives of the host communities along the road, the Federal Ministry of Works represented by Engr. Babatunde Olasunkanmi. 

Others present at the meeting including the contractor handling the project, Strabic Construction, represented by Engr. Tope Ojo and the Commissioner, National Complaints Commission, Mr. Morakinyo Akinleye amongst others.

Hon. Tella stated that the meeting which was third in the series of the stakeholders engagement was meant to determine the project duration and length to be covered; stressing the need to find an immediate solution on how the project would ease the human and vehicular movements of the residents of the area.

He assured that further engagement would take place on the project site, to assess level of works, and ascertain the quality; while initiating a platform for contractor- community engagements to further monitor the pace of construction works.

In their resolution, stakeholders including Mr. Akinleye and Hon. Yusuf Amosun noted that the delay in the construction works had caused the residents a lot of discomfort; while charging the contractor handling the project to immediately continue the construction in phases to ease the plight of the residents.