President Bola Tinubu has approved the repair of two additional federal roads in Ekiti State.

According to a statement on Wednesday by Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, the roads in question are the Itawure-Aramoko-Ado Ekiti and Aramoko-Ijero-Ifaki Ekiti roads.

Oyebode stated that the repairs will be included in the Federal Government’s 2026 budget. He added that a confirmation letter has been sent from the Office of the President to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, with the Governor of Ekiti State copied.

“When completed, these newly approved roads will ease travel, enhance connectivity across different parts of the country, stimulate commercial activities, and open up the state to greater economic opportunities and development,” Oyebode said.

The approval follows a visit by Governor Oyebanji and Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday, November 9, 2025, during which the condition of federal roads in Ekiti State was discussed.

Oyebode also addressed public concern over the poor state of some federal roads in Ekiti, particularly the Itawure-Aramoko-Ado Ekiti Road. He highlighted that the Tinubu-led Federal Government has already awarded contracts for three other roads in the state, including the Akure-Ikere-Ado Ekiti Road and the Ifaki-Oye-Ikole-Omuo Ekiti Roads, with contractors mobilised to begin work.

The Oyebanji administration has also completed the Ado-Iworoko-Ifaki Road, alongside numerous inter-city and intra-city road projects over the past three years.

Oyebode noted that Governor Oyebanji, on behalf of the people of Ekiti, expressed gratitude to President Tinubu “for his strategic intervention in the socio-economic and infrastructure development of the state, as well as other support provided.”

He emphasized that the state government will continue to work closely with the Federal Government, private sector players, and development agencies to advance its development agenda.