FIC Report (Ekiti State) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the inclusion of the construction of Itawure – Aramoko – Ado Ekiti and Aramoko – Ijero – Ifaki Ekiti Roads in the 2026 budget of the Federal Government.
The Special Adviser to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Media, Yinka Oyebode, disclosed this in a statement released in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.
Oyebode stated that a letter to the effect of the approval “has since been forwarded from the Office of the President to the Honourable Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi.
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, was also copied.”
Oyebode added that “when constructed, the two newly approved roads will further ease travelling, enhance connectivity across different parts of the country, boost commercial activities and open up the state to greater economic opportunities and development.”
He disclosed that “the development was sequel to the visit of Governor Oyebanji and the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Sunday, November 9, 2025, where issues concerning the condition of federal roads in the state were discussed.”
Earlier, there had been some public outcry and deliberate misinformation over the deplorable condition of some federal roads in Ekiti State, particularly the Itawure – Aramoko – Ado Ekiti Road.
The Tinubu-led Federal Government has awarded contracts for three such roads, including the Akure – Ikere – Ado Ekiti Road and Ifaki – Oye – Ikole – Omuo Ekiti Roads in the state, and contractors have been mobilised to the site.
One of the federal roads by Oyebanji administration in Ekiti State was the Ado-Iworoko-Ifaki Road in addition to many inter-city and intra-city road projects in the past three years.
Oyebode, who expressed the Oyebanji Government’s commitment to the welfare and well-being of the citizens, assured that it would continue to collaborate with the Federal Government, institutions, private sector players, and development agencies in its development efforts.
The Governor had urged citizens to show understanding for the government, stressing that the Federal Government had given assurances on the roads, while his government would also continue to invest in road and power infrastructure to boost the economy.
He had also lauded President Tinubu “for his unwavering support for the state and for the demonstrated efforts at fixing the roads, which had culminated in the contractual awards of three of the roads.”
Signed
Omotola Oluyemisi
CIO&PRO.
12/10/2025.
