Tinubu Approves Reconstruction of Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba-Ikole Road in Ekiti

Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstruction of the Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba-Ikole Road in Ekiti State.

The approval was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Media to the Ekiti State Governor, Olayinka Oyebode.

According to the statement, the project will be funded through the Federal Government's Renewed Hope Infrastructure Project Fund.

Oyebode said the approval was conveyed in a letter dated July 1, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zach Adedeji, with a copy sent to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji.

He noted that the approval comes barely seven months after construction commenced on the Itawure-Aramoko-Ado Ekiti Road following an earlier approval by the Federal Government.

The governor's aide said the Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba-Ikole Road serves as a major link between the South-West and the Federal Capital Territory and provides access to the Federal Polytechnic, Afe Babalola University, the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, the Ekiti Knowledge Zone and the Federal Institute of Transport Technology.

According to the statement, Tinubu had recently assured Governor Oyebanji and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele that the road would be prioritised under the Renewed Hope infrastructure projects.

Oyebode also quoted Governor Oyebanji as thanking Tinubu for approving the project, describing it as another demonstration of the Federal Government's commitment to improving infrastructure in Ekiti State and across the country.