Ogun Okays Fresh Roads, Siemens MRI for Gateway Hospital

The Ogun State Executive Council has approved the construction and rehabilitation of strategic roads across three local government areas and the procurement of a modern Siemens helium-free 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine for the Gateway Medical Centre of Excellence in Abeokuta.

The decisions were taken at the council’s meeting on Tuesday, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, said in a statement.

The approved road projects are the construction of the RCCG New Auditorium Road to One Million Junction in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area; the rehabilitation of two sections of Old Ondo Road in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area — Lagos Garage to Epe Garage and Lagos Garage to Adeola Odutola College; the construction of Saje Junction to Elega Road in Abeokuta North Local Government Area; and the reconstruction of the corridor linking Ajitadun Roundabout, Mokola Underbridge and Elega Junction, also in Abeokuta North.

According to the government, the projects are expected to ease transportation challenges, improve access to residential and commercial areas, and facilitate the movement of people, goods and services in the benefiting communities. They form part of the administration’s broader drive to strengthen intra-state connectivity and support economic activity.

In the health sector, the council approved the acquisition of the Siemens helium-free 1.5 Tesla MRI machine for the Gateway Medical Centre of Excellence. The advanced diagnostic equipment is expected to significantly boost the centre’s capacity for accurate and timely imaging, particularly for conditions that require sophisticated scans. Officials said it would reduce the need for residents to travel outside Ogun State for such services and complement ongoing investments in modern healthcare facilities.

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The Gateway Medical Centre of Excellence is a 250-bed multi-specialty hospital that has already begun receiving patients. It offers services in obstetrics and gynaecology, radiodiagnostics, orthopaedics, neurology, neurosciences and surgery, among others, and is equipped with a 10-bed intensive care unit and four modern operating theatres. Radiodiagnostic services at the centre have already attended to more than 600 patients, with plans to expand capacity to handle between 3,000 and 4,000 patients in the coming months.

Akinmade said the approvals reflect the commitment of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration to improving living conditions through sustained investment in critical infrastructure and healthcare. The government maintains that the investments are designed to translate its development agenda into tangible benefits — better roads, stronger economic linkages and improved access to modern medical care for residents.

The latest road approvals come against the backdrop of the state’s wider infrastructure push. Officials have reported that more than 1,600 kilometres of roads have been constructed or rehabilitated since 2019, with a target of reaching at least 2,000 kilometres before the end of the current tenure. Work is said to be ongoing across all 20 local government areas.