Ekiti Approves N17.18bn for Roads, Electricity, Others
Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved projects and policy initiatives worth over N17.18 billion aimed at accelerating infrastructure development, improving electricity supply, enhancing public safety, strengthening digital governance, and boosting socio-economic growth across the state.
The approvals were part of key decisions reached at the fifth Executive Council meeting of 2026 held last Monday at the Executive Council Chamber, New Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti, according to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun.
The Council approved N14.31 billion for two strategic road projects, including the reconstruction of the 18.83-kilometre Ilawe–Erijiyan–Ikogosi Road at the cost of N12.58 billion and the construction of the 2.24-kilometre Spotless–Assembly of God/opposite Olaoluwa Muslim Grammar School Road in Ado-Ekiti for N1.73 billion.
