Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday, flagged off the payment of compensation to owners of landed property acquired for the construction of the Okeyinmi Flyover Bridge in Ado-Ekiti.
Oyebanji assured that all legitimate land and property owners that will be affected in the demolition exercise for the construction of the flyover that stretches from Okeyinmi, Ijigbo and Ajilosun junction, will be compensated expeditiously, adding that nobody will be sidelined in the exercise.
The governor added that the project would decongest Ado-Ekiti of traffic gridlock being envisaged within the business district area in the future and ease the means of doing business in the metropolis. 'One of the driving objectives of this administration is to make Ado-Ekiti among the comity of States' Capitals in Nigeria a smarter city with well-built infrastructure that will improve the socio-economic development of the State.
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