PHOTONEWS: World Bank Ranks Osun Best Performing State On RAMP Projects

The World Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria have ranked the state of Osun, the best performing state among the five states benefiting in the Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP)

 RAMP project is an assisted Project by the World Bank and the Federal Government being implemented in phases in which Osun has completed the first phase of 225 Kilometers of Rural roads as well as rural bridges and crossings to link up the rural communities across the length and breath of the state while the implementation of the second phase, covering about 315 kilometers of Rural roads is now at advanced stage.

The World Bank Representatives and Federal Project Monitoring Unit (F.P.M.U) of National RAMP have been in the state for the past few days monitoring the level of implementation and the quality of job done so far as well as the impact of the project and maintenance mechanism put in place for the project in the state.  

Speaking while meeting with Governor Gboyega Oyetola after the team had gone round the state for the project inspection, the World Bank Task team leader Engineer Tunji Ahmed and the National coordinator for RAMP project, Engineer Ubandoma Ularamu said with the level of implementation of the project met in the state, Osun stands in a very good position for others to emulate.

The World Bank Task team leader Engineer Tunji Ahmed while attributing the good performance of state in the implementation of the RAMP project to the total commitment by the state through the timely payment and release of counterpart funds, said ” Osun has been the best performing state on the project and it is not by accident but by hard work and total commitment”, he stated.

Mr Gboyega Oyetola who was represented by his Deputy Mr Benedict Olugboyega Alabi assured the team that the state would strive to complement on its good performance on RAMP project especially in the area of maintenance.

Governor Oyetola said if there is good roads network apart from easing movement of people and goods including farm produce, it would contribute in no small way to revive agriculture in those rural communities.

“The state of Osun is seriously committed to the RAMP project in the interest of agriculture and the rural dwellers as the state is an agrarian state.

Our government believes so much in the sustainability of every project especially on Rural and Agric marketing”, Mr Oyetola said.