KOGI STATE TRANSPORTATION
 
   
 

The administration of Alh. Ibrahim Idris inherited a Ministry of Works that had no facilities to prosecute or execute projects. All the Departments of the Ministry were not functional and the professionals just went to offices to treat files without the exposure to field work experience. Alh. Ibrahim Idris in his determination to provide social services to the people of the State repositioned the Ministry of Works to enable it render services to the people of the State.

Several Kilometers of Township Roads Constructed with Street Light, Drainage System and bridges

Roads and Bridges:
Prior to the birth of this administration, State roads were in a very sorry state of disrepair thereby hampering economic and social activities. Movement of people and goods within the State became very difficult because of the condition of these roads . The volume of traffic increased tremendously as a result of the location of the State which is the gate-way to the Southern States of Nigeria. Because of the lean resources of the State and the volume of money needed for road construction, the Government embarked on road construction in Phases. The first step was the construction of one major road in each of the three Senatorial Districts of the State

Some bridges that needed urgent attention were also awarded along side the three major roads:-

Inter-Town Highway Roads


Subsequently, township roads were constructed in Lokoja the Capital city and other feeder roads in the Local Government Areas. It is the intention of Government that all the Local Government Areas will benefit from the road policy of Government.

Meme Bridge, Lokoja

The administration of Alh. Ibrahim Idris embarked on the construction of Meme bridge in Lokoja. The said bridge had been the cause of sorrow for so many families because of the fatal accidents recorded on the bridge which was constructed in the 1950s. The Construction work on the bridge has since been completed.

 

Transportation:
Kogi Travelers, the institution responsible for movement of persons within and outside the State had ten (10) dilapidated buses in its fleets. The organization became a drain pipe because all the revenue realized from the use of the vehicles went into the repairs of the said vehicles. This resulted in several months of unpaid wages and salaries of workers. The administration of Alh. Ibrahim Idris set out to reposition this sector by the provision of forty-eight (48) new buses to facilitate movement of people within and outside the State at affordable cost. The backlog of debt owed the workers have been paid and the Mechanical Section of the outfit re-established for the maintenance of the vehicles. The State Transport Service has been properly reconstituted for proper service delivery.
 

 

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