Ogun State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Finance and Appropriations chaired by Musefiu Lamidi, has directed the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, to immediately address the indiscriminate parking of vehicles beneath the Kuto Flyover in Abeokuta and enforce compliance with traffic regulations to restore order around the Kuto Roundabout, thereby enhancing public safety and traffic flow in the area.
The committee issued the directive during the ongoing 2026 budget defence by ministries, departments and agencies, while engaging the Ministry of Transportation at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Monday.
The committee chairman attributed the persistent gridlock at the location to factors including driving against traffic and the indiscriminate loading and offloading of passengers by commercial vehicles, among others.
The committee also charged the Ministry of Transportation to align the development of the Gateway Airport with the state’s economic agenda, in order to ensure that the project fulfils its mandate of boosting investment, connectivity and revenue generation.
Defending the ministry’s budget proposals, the Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation, Olugbenga Dairo, disclosed that, aside from the partnership with ValueJet Airline, plans were underway to establish a state-owned airline. He further assured that the state would commence cargo flight operations and establish an aircraft maintenance and repair facility at the Gateway Airport from the next fiscal year.
Other heads of agencies under the Ministry who appeared before the House Committee to defend their budget proposals included TRACE, led by its acting commander, Elias Omonayajo; the Gateway Airport, headed by Dapo Olumide; and the Vehicle Inspection Office, led by Ademeyin Olugboyega.
Other agencies that took turns to defend their 2026 budget proposals before the House Committee were the State Ministry of Community Development and Cooperatives, led by its commissioner, Ademola Balogun; the Ministry of Rural Development, led by Mrs Olufemi Ilori-Oduntan; the State House of Assembly, represented by the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Sakiru Adebakin; the Assembly Service Commission, chaired by Suraj Adekunbi; the Auditor-General for the state, Akorede Lateef Balogun; and his local government counterpart.
