The Chairman House Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency and lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido federal constituency of Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Engr Aderemi Oseni, on Thursday, said that President Bola Tinubu is committed to ensuring effective transportation aided by motorable roads all over the country.
This is just as the lawmaker pledged that the All Progressives Congress in the Southwest will deliver nothing less than 10million votes for the re-election of Tinubu in 2027.
Oseni hailed President Tinubu’s massive investment in road rehabilitation and reconstruction, saying that, having traversed the length and breadth of the country as the Chairman House Committee on FERMA, there was no denying the fact that the present administration is doing a lot to lay a solid foundation for a recalibrated Nigeria that will show the way forward for the continent of Africa.
The lawmaker stated that, unfortunately, the opposition party, sadly enough, would rather keep their blind eyes to the significant progress being made under Tinubu’s administration and focus on the challenges to gain acceptability, warning Nigerians to beware of such unprogressive
antics.
Oseni stated that with lots of ongoing diverse development initiatives as well as those mapped out for implementation, there is no denying the fact that a new and prosperous Nigeria that will lead the way forward for the African continent is on the horizon.
The Federal lawmaker disclosed this while speaking at a media parley held in Lagos on Thursday.
Oseni said that in the course of performing the oversight function, he and other members of the committee had travelled around the country and had been privileged to be confronted with numerous infrastructural upgrades that are being done by the present administration to change the poor narration.
The lawmaker explained further that even the efficiency of FERMA with more budgetary allocation and support from the government has improved significantly, as they are also across the country helping to solve the challenge of the poor road network.
He explained that “We have been to nearly all states where the Federal Government is either rehabilitating or reconstructing Federal roads.
“This assignment has also given us the opportunity to see other road infrastructure projects that the Federal Government has been executing across the federation.
“Our findings clearly show that Nigeria is in transition from the period of disparate road infrastructure to an era of linking our economy to the development of strategic transport infrastructure projects.
“We have seen existing federal roads undergoing either massive rehabilitation or outright reconstruction, both in the North and South.”
The lawmaker further said, “We have also seen the speed at which the administration of President Bola Ahmed is implementing legacy projects – Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway.
“Also, the resolve of this administration to reconstruct the Ibadan-Ilesha-Akure-Benin Highway is one of such purpose-driven road development projects, and we are privy to diverse initiatives the administration has been taking to connect all states of the federation together.
“These initiatives, for me, are based on the conviction of the
administration that effective transportation is the lifeblood of every economy.
“From what we have witnessed so far and diverse development initiatives already mapped out for implementation, I can tell you categorically that this administration is laying the foundation of a new Nigeria, a truly recalibrated federation founded on a competitive economy, efficient governance structure and functional infrastructure”.
Oseni, however, regretted that the opposition party is not recognising the amount of good work that the present administration is doing to change the poor narration noted with the country, saying that it behoves all patriotic Nigerians to ensure that these regressive forces fail again in 2027.
He explained that this was why he set up the Remi Oseni Committee of Friends, a dynamic, non-political, non-religious, and non-ethnic forum that brings together like-minded individuals in Oyo State to continually work for the greatness of the nation and provide at least 10million votes across the southwest for the re-election of Tinubu in 2027.
He added that “For the record, ROCOF is not a rival to the APC. Rather, it is a movement of like-minded individuals seeking the rebirth of an Oyo State and Nigeria where justice reigns, where equity becomes an order, where accountability is our culture, where we commit all to good governance, where shared prosperity is a right of every citizen, and sustainable development remains the cornerstone of our goals.
“That is what ROCOF stands for, and we have started mobilising our people for continuous voter registration ahead of the 2027 general election.
“At ROCOF, we have no fewer than 200,000 members who share our vision for the rebirth of Oyo State and who are also committed to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu across political divides.
“Unlike 2023 when Nigeria recorded only 26.72% voter turnout in the general election, our vision is to change the narratives; educate our people to register for PVCs and encourage them to perform their civic duty during the electioneering.”
Continued, Oseni said, “In the South-west alone, we have a vision to achieve at least 75% voter turnout and ensure APC secures nothing less than 10 million votes in the presidential election. Gentlemen of the Press, the journey to 2027 has already started with continuous voter registration.
“Regardless of the eruption of emotion by the opposition parties that frittered away precious opportunities we once had as a country, we will leverage the gains of our reforms to mobilise support for the APC and ensure it secures a landslide not just in Oyo State and South-west, but also Nigeria at large”.
Oseni, also at the media parley, hinted at his desire to succeed Gov Seyi Makinde if the Almighty God and his party, the APC, permit, adding that, “This is, however, not a do-or-die affair. The governorship race is not a tea party; it involves lots of things and dialogue. I know in the couple of months to come, the coast will be clearer, and I will always go by the decision of the party.”
