Members of the public are to note, however, that only the
section from Tanke junction down to the university’s gate will be accessible.
“This is for the safety of all as some skeletal construction
works are still ongoing amid heavy deployment of traffic officers. The crossing
from Area F to the pipeline axis remains shut for now,” the statement read.
The ministry’s supervisory commissioner, AbdulQuawy Olododo,
said in the statement that the temporary opening of the bridge is to allow easy
flow of traffic as the state receives visitors for the convocation ceremony at
the university.
Olododo said traffic officials from Kwara State Traffic
Management Authority will be in the area to manage traffic and ensure safety
and free flow of movement during the period.
He said, “We implore the general public and other road users
to cooperate with the traffic officials stationed in the area. This is to
ensure the safety of all as partial work is still ongoing in the intervening
period. Full and last-mile work on the project will resume on October 24 after
the convocation.
“The ministry, which prioritises safety at all times,
assures members of the public, including business concerns in the area, that
the finishing touches on the flyover will be concluded very soon. All inconveniences
are truly regretted.”
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Wahab Egbewole,
SAN, in a reaction, commended the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, over
his directive to open the Tanke flyover bridge from Monday, October 16th, 2023,
up till 23rd October 2023, for seamless traffic along the university road.
Egbewole, who gave the commendation in a press statement
signed by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun,
noted that the directive was in response to a solicitation letter earlier
written to the governor by the institution’s management.
The VC said that the directive would greatly facilitate
vehicular movement during the university’s forthcoming convocation ceremonies
slated for October 20, 21, and 23.
Egbewole also expressed gratitude to the governor for his
promise to mend the bad portions along the university road up to the
institution’s main gate before the scheduled convocation days
The VC pointed out that the promptness with which the
governor responded to the university management’s appeal has marked him out as
a listening governor.
He then prayed to Almighty Allah to continue to guide and
guard the governor.