President Bola Tinubu has urged state governors to prioritise projects that directly improve the lives of citizens instead of constructing flyovers in areas with little or no traffic.

The President made the remarks while receiving traditional rulers from Oyo State, led by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, July 30.

Speaking to the monarch, Tinubu noted that states now receive significantly higher allocations than they did when both of them served as governors between 1999 and 2007.

According to the President, the increased revenue has reduced the need for states to borrow money to pay workers’ salaries and pensions, giving governors greater capacity to invest in meaningful infrastructure and public welfare.

“You have governed before as a governor. You need to help us communicate to these governors.
Today, the economy of operation is high. But the money that I’m pushing to the states, if you had had it during your own time or during my time, it would have been different.
They are taking four to five times their money. Nobody is borrowing money to pay salaries now. Pensioners are receiving their pay.
They should do more instead of building flying over where there is no numeric traffic; build roads and artery networks to really enhance the quality of life and the accessibility of the security agencies to penetrate those areas.” he said