Nigeria, March 27 -- The leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Tuesday disclosed that the federal government has approved the dualistion of Ado-Ekiti-Ikere-Akoko road, a 31-kilometre highway that connects Ekiti State to the Federal Capital Territory through Ondo, Edo and Kogi states.

Recall that workers and students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti had, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest to register their frustrations about the deplorable state of the said road.

Mr Bamidele, who was reacting to the Monday protest in a statement signed by his media office and made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti, said the construction of the highway was already captured in the 2024 Appropriation Act.

The senator said he had spoken abou...