Ogun State Begins Desilting Of Blocked Drainages Across the State - Photos

Just as Lagos, Ogun State is putting its house in order by making sure its drainage is free from dirt and blockages from the drainage. The Ogun State Public Works Agency team have begun the desilting of the heavily blocked drain and culverts at Opic-Iwe Iroyin axis in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta. Palliative work has also been done on the road to ensure a free flow of traffic as well.

It will be recalled that the state government has mandated the team to ensure that the drainages, roads are free from floods.

These are pictures from the desilting of the drainages in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta.

Lagos-Ibadan Railway: Checkout The Final Rendering of Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta Stations

The Lagos-Ibadan Railway is no news to Nigerians especially to people in Lagos, Abeokuta, and Ibadan. The project which is a brainchild of the federal government of Nigeria is finally heading to a logical end.

Some few weeks back, AutoReportNG embarked on a tour of its station in Ebute Metta where we reported on the level of work done and how the site looks like.

Many people have been yearning to know how the terminus of these railways will look like, remember the railway cut across three states which means there will be at least a mega terminal in each state.

AutoReportNG got some exclusives of the final rendering of these terminals for you all...

Lagos Terminal

Ibadan Terminal 

Abeokuta Terminal 

This is the image of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway, Ebute Metta axis...

We’ll Test Lagos-Abeokuta Rail Line Early February - NRC

According to The Punch Newspapers, The Nigerian Railway Corporation has said there will be a test run on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge line early February.

The Managing Director, Mr. Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this on Wednesday in Ogun State during an inspection tour of the project.

He explained that the work on the tracks had recorded some progress with 1.5 kilometres being laid daily, adding that the track laying was already moving towards the Lagos corridor.

Okhiria told journalists that within seven days, the track laying would reach Iju and Agege axis.

He said, “They have done a lot in the laying of tracks between Abeokuta, Itori, Papalanto, Kajola, Ijoko towards Lagos corridor.

“Within seven days, the track laying will reach Iju towards Agege corridor of Lagos state.

“From here to Iju is 10 kilometers and we are laying 1.5 kilometers on a daily basis; by the first week of February, we will do a test run to Abeokuta from Lagos.

“All the formations have been put in place to expedite the track laying.”

Okhiria had told the News Agency of Nigeria that works had been completed between Kajola and Abeokuta.

The NRC Lagos District Manager, Mr. Jerry Oche, said that when completed, the trains would be travelling at 150 kilometres per hour.


“With the new standard gauge, you can reside in Ibadan and be working in Lagos, which is a very good development to people and for our economy,” he said.

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, had said in 2018 that the completion of Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge would also ease off the Apapa gridlock.

See more of the on-going pictures at Abeokuta...

Lagos-Ibadan Railway: An Eyewitness Account of the Abeokuta Station, Oke Mosan (Photos)

The Lagos-Ibadan Railway is one project that the South Westerners can't wait to see come into actualization. It is a project that cut across three states namely, Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states. The project will help to curtail the traffic and also make life easier for Nigeria. People in Ibadan, Abeokuta can get to Lagos in minutes and return to their home without the hassle and struggle of traffic. The minister of transportation has been following the project like his pet project, according to him, he can't wait to see the vision and the project become a reality.

 Just as the minister for transportation, Mr. Rotimi Ameachi has mandated Nigerians not to "siddon look" and read all news on dailies and social media, he said he has mandated all securities around all construction sites to allow Nigerians to take pictures and verify all constructions across the country.

People seem to be holding him for his word as a man named Otunba Sula has gone to verify the Lagos-Ibadan railway Abeokuta Station at Oke Mosan. According to him, he went to check things for himself and also give a first-hand reportage of the real issue, read his account below...

So I visited this site just this morning (Sunday) and it was busy as usual. The scale of work is awesome and there's huge progress made already.

I wanted to see the work done on the Lagos/Ibadan rail around Abeokuta Station for myself so I paid a visit.

I caught soldier units all around, all I had to do was courtesy & smile at them and they allowed me through.

Apparently, they don't allow just anyone in to not disturb the flow.

It's incredible how they've surmounted the challenge (in little time) of building a tunnel for a rail path under the Abeokuta-Sagamu dual carriage highway.

Not so far from that tunnel is a huge bridge (actively undergoing construction) and an even smaller tunnel.

I'm uncertain what this huge  'machinery thaing' does exactly but I bet it has something to do with laying rail tracks (perhaps specifically over bridges). I've seen a smaller one along this same rail path over the old Abk/Ibd express road.

And here comes the tracks.. It's a long way down... My unprofessional phone camera could only try.

I must have walked no less than 2 kilometers along the rail path from the highway.

It is commonplace for Ogun indigenes to ask "we once produced a president, what did he do to better our state?"

In all previous 16 years of the PDP at the center with 'no' show. Here is finally glaring evidence of massive and direly needed infrastructure.

And to the lot who keep asking "What has Buhari done for you personally?" Its a selfish ask but I finally have an answer for you.

The Ebute Metta & Abeokuta rail stations are only 5 minutes drive away from my homes.

I can't wait to get railing away from Lagos whenever I wanna

These pictures were earlier captured by @Olatyculus when he visited the site in December...

More of the pictures here...

Credits:
@OtunbaSula @olatyculus