The Epe Local Government Council Chairman, Princess Surah Animashaun has flagged off the rehabilitation of several strategic township roads in Epe LG council area to ease movement of persons and goods within the metropolis.

Animashaun, who disclosed this at a press briefing ceremony to kickstart work at the Etitun, Nitel-Odubote and Ajagannabe roads, said that the council has identified several key roads within the town and its suburbs that are in dire need of repairs and have decided to commence work on its rehabilitation immediately.

She said that the project would marks another significant milestones in her administration’s commitment to modernising Epe's infrastructure and improving the quality of life for residents, business owners and motorists.

The Chairperson noted that the projects beyond enhancing smooth vehicular movement and boosting commercial activities, but would also tackle the long-standing issues of flooding in the area, and ensuring a more durable and safer road network.

“This road from Etitun, NITEL-Odubote, and Ajagannabe, roads are key roads and we need to put it in good shape. This will make the flow of traffic easy and will take off the unnecessary gridlock that we experience around here most times. What we are doing is to identify such strategic roads around the town that need rehabilitation, so that we can do our best to put them back in shape.

“We have the issue of funding, but we are not going to let that deter us. Instead, we take it as a challenge to harness every available revenue and to channel it into this project. Also, we are constructing drainages at both side of the roads, so as to make ways for flood and erosion during rainy season.

“As you can see, we are not paying compensation here because we don’t plan on encroaching into people’s property. We would just maintain the actual size of the road. The only thing I ask of the people is to cooperate with the people doing the work, so that we would not have unnecessary issues.

“Let me also use this opportunity to call on the people to build on and sustain the relative peace that we are enjoying in Epe council at the moment, this is requisite for any meaningful development to be done. As long as there is peace, I can assure you that there is no limit to what we can achieve," Animashaun said.

A resident of the area, Mr. Toheeb Olayemi Orunbon commended the Chairperson's proactive and people-centered approach to development,  describing the project as timely and impactful, assuring that people of the area would continue to ensure sustained peace and provide the enabling environment for the contractor to carry out the works without undue distraction.