TAXIS ARE COMING BACK: IJEBUI-ODE’S ROADS ARE READY FOR A TRANSPORT REBOOT* _Oracle of Peace 🕊️²⁶ | Infrastructure & Mobility_
*IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE – JUNE 2026* After years of silence on Ijebu-Ode’s streets, yellow taxis are set to return. Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has confirmed that modern taxi services will resume in the town within the next six months. The announcement came Friday during the commissioning of the newly rebuilt Tam Balogun Road, Stadium Road, and Luba Road — a 6km stretch that signals a new chapter for Ijebu-Ode’s mobility. Gov. Abiodun said taxi operators abandoned Ijebu-Ode because the road network collapsed over time. “When I assumed office in 2019, we declared a state of emergency on Ijebu-Ode roads. Today, that decision is paying off,” he stated. His administration has completed 26 road projects in Ijebu-Ode LGA, with 12 more currently under construction. The governor noted his own drive from Abeokuta to Ijebu-Ode was smooth — proof, he said, that the infrastructure overhaul is working With the roads now motorable, the state government will partner with private investors to reintrod...
