The Osun State House of Assembly has called on the state government to involve more local contractors in the execution of infrastructure projects in the state.
Hon. Abiodun Awolola, the Chairman of the House Committee on Works and Transport, made the call on Wednesday in Osogbo during a meeting with members of the state’s Special Project Office.
Awolola also urged the government to involve more local labourers in the execution of projects to enable the people of the state to benefit from the dividends of democracy.
In his response, Abiodun Isola, the leader of the Special Project Office team, promised that the government would patronise local contractors and follow financial regulations and due processes in the execution of infrastructure projects in the state.
Isola said all contractors engaged by the incumbent administration in the state in project execution were local contractors.
He added that the state government was making efforts to ensure that the Federal Government reimbursed its money spent on federal roads.
Isola reiterated the state government’s commitment to construct more roads across the state.
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