The State of Osun has presented a cheque of N87.9 million to
the leadership of The Apostolic Church of Nigeria for the demolition of the
church premises to pave the way for a dual carriage way road expansion at
Olaiya-Ita Olokan Junction in Osogbo, reports ITRealms.
Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made thepresentation
on Thursday at Osogbo, the state capital to the National President, The
Apostolic Church of Nigeria, Pastor Gabriel Oladele Olutola.
The governor also said the compensation is geared towards
infrastructural development by giving up a branch of the church at the heart of
the state capital for road construction, noting that the church was valued at
sum of N57.9 million, Aregbesola stressed that the state considered the
constant renovation of the church thus resolved to add N30million to its valued
cost to make N87.9 million.
He used the occasion to reiterate that his administration
remains committed to its resolve to turn the state around through massive
infrastructural development and financial re-engineering in the face of the
present cash crunch affecting the country.
Emphasising on his administration determination to live up
to the statutory responsibilities regardless of the current economic situation
the state may be encountering.
Responding, Pastor Olutola, expressed the Church’s readiness
to support the administration of Aregbesola, pointing out that the Church is a
partner with the governor in his quest to turn Osun's fortune around for good,
thus the agreement by the church on the separation of her branch for the
project to enhance free flow of traffic at the popular Olaiya Junction.
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms) +ITRealms DSA
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