By Gbenga Olarinoye
Osogbo—Osun State government and the the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yussuff have disagreed over the reconstruction of the 102-year-old Ojutu Bridge, which links Osogbo, the state capital and Ilobu, an adjoining town.
Both the state government and the lawmaker are claiming that they facilitated the approval for the reconstruction of the road, which also links Osogbo in Osun and Ogbomoso in Oyo State.
Speaking through his Special Adviser, Dr. Aderemi Ajala at a press conference weekend, Hon Yussuff, who is representing Irepodun/Orolu/Olorunda/Osogbo Federal Constituency of Osun State claimed that he facilitated the project as one of the capital projects attached to his office as the Deputy Speaker in the 2016 Budget with personal efforts to its speedy execution.
Governor Aregbesola had at a programme tagged: “Ogbeni Till Daybreak” – an audience participatory live programme – at the weekend asked the people of the state to disregard the claim by Yussuff, saying that he personally told the Minister Works and Housing, Mr Raji Fashola about the condition of the road particularly the bridge and took him there for an on the spot assessment before the project was approved by the federal government.
But Yussuff debunked what he described as “the lies told by some mischievous and malicious officials of Osun State Government on the designing and construction of new Ojutu Bridge along Erinle River on Osogbo/Ilobu/Ifon /Ogbomoso road in Osun State.
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