Kwara State plans to construct a three phase Diamond Split Underpass in Nigeria at the Geri Alimi roundabout in Ilorin the state capital. The move comes after State Executive Council approval to commence the proposed underpass project.
According to Alhaji Aro Yahaya, Commissioner for Works and Transport, the project is expected to be completed within the period of 18 months. Yahaya further revealed that, phase I of the project is expected to cost US$14.5m. However, the state is currently sourcing US$50.1m financial boost from the Bond Market to finance the proposed underpass project.
On completion, the project will not only ease the heavy traffic, but it will as well be an engineering masterpiece besides beautify the area. The council has also approved the dualisation of other federal roads such as the Ita Alamu-Michael Imoudu-Ganmo-Afon junction road and the Kulende-Oyun-Kwara State Polytechnic-Oke-Ose-UITH road.
Alhaji Mahmoud Ajeigbe, Commissioner for Information and Communications confirmed the council approval of the Contributory Pension Scheme for workers who have since joined the civil service in 1987 till date. Those employed before then will remain under the current scheme.
Kwara State is made up of the former Ilorin and Kabba provinces which were back then referred to as the Northern Region which was initially named the West Central State. The name was later changed to “Kwara” a local name for River Niger.
Besides having well-developed infrastructure and proactive investment-attraction policies, the state is rich of natural resources making the state an attractive destination for investors.
Kwara State is one of the 36 states that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The state shares her boundaries with the Niger River at her North and the Republic of Benin at her west. Its capital city is situated 306km inland from the coastal city of Lagos and 5OOkm from Abuja, the federal capital.
