From Kayemo News
The Ekiti State Government has approved the sum of ₦184,860,885.00 as compensation for 318 property owners whose lands and properties are affected by the expansion and rehabilitation of the road from Odo-Ado Roundabout to the Golf Club along Ijan Road, Ado-Ekiti.
The approval was parts of the decisions reached at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday.
The approval followed the Federal Government’s plan to reconstruct and widen the Ado-Ijan Road, a critical access route linking Ado-Ekiti, the State Capital, to neighboring states, and accommodating heavy vehicular traffic from major institutions including Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), the Federal Polytechnic, and the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport. While the road is a trunk “A” highway under Federal Government jurisdiction, the responsibility for compensating affected property owners rests with the State Government in line with existing regulations.
According to a statement by the commissioner for Information Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, the list of claimants, drawn up following due process, was approved in line with Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration’s commitment to improving socio-economic well-being through accessible and modern road networks.
“Disbursement of the compensation will be carried out through Direct Labour by the Bureau of Land Services, in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, and is expected to be completed within four weeks.”