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Buhari To Consider Tax Credit As Funding Option For Reconstructing Lagos-Abeokuta, Sango-Otta Road 

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Raymond Osho

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday announced that the Federal Government would consider extending tax credit as funding option for the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta and the Sango Otta-Idiroko Roads.

Buhari made the announcement while responding to requests by the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to pay attention to the roads while Inaugurating five strategic projects in the state.

The projects inaugurated by the President included the Gateway City Gate; the 42-Kilometre Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta Road; the 14km Ijebu-Ode-Epe Expressway and two Housing Estates for low, medium and high income earners at Kobape and Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta.

The President also promised to consider the approval of the reconstruction of Sagamu-Ogijo Road by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited under the tax credit scheme.

Buhari assured the people of State that these roads will receive Federal Government attention.

Arrival of the President

Mr President who visited the state in company of some governors, including Babajide Sanwolu of Lagos state noted that the lofty projects could not have materialised without the State government’s huge investment and commitment to security of lives and property.

Buhari who described Abiodun as ‘‘performing Governor of Nigeria’s Gateway State,’’ said he is a worthy example of ‘‘promises made, promises kept.’’

‘‘This has made Ogun State one of the safest and most peaceful States in the country and investors’ destination of choice.

‘‘You (Prince Abiodun) have justified the mandate of the people of Ogun State. You have represented our Party very well,’’ the President said.

Governor Abiodun in his speech disclosed that the five projects inaugurated by Mr President were few out of the several projects his administration has put in place in the state.

Abiodun noted that all the projects and other programmes by his administration are guided by his administration’s vision to give the people of the state a focused quality governance.

He said “All the projects and programmes of our Administration in Ogun State are deliberate and guided by our vision. The vision is to give Ogun State a focused and qualitative governance and create an enabling environment for a Public Private Sector Partnership to thrive.

“The choice of the five projects that we are commissioning today from our many landmark projects was a daunting task. These are just a few of our achievements.

“We have so much more to showcase. These selected few that Your Excellency will commission are however symbolic of the various types of projects across all sectors of our dear State’s economy. And, they are spread all through the three Senatorial Districts.

He added “It is noteworthy that all our projects have the inputs and are informed by the needs of the people as expressed by them at different engagement fora that we provide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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