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FG approves Nigeria-Benin road rehabilitationTONY OTARU, Abuja PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo has approved rehabi-litation of roads linking Kwara and Lagos states to the Republic of Benin under Operation 500 Roads already going on across the country. Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, said this on Tuesday when he received the Ambassador of the People�s Republic of Benin, Ambassador Benait Adekambi, in Abuja. Ogunlewe said his ministry had agreed to reimburse the Kwara State Government which had shown interest to rehabilitate the Kwara-Benin roads on behalf of the Federal Government. Ogunlewe noted that since Nigeria and Republic of Benin were longstanding neighbours, there was need to work together in the areas of commerce and welfare of their respective citizens. Earlier, Adekanbi said his visit to the minister was to ensure discussion on things that bound the two countries like culture, commerce, language and transportation. Adekanbi said he brought the message of peace and understanding to the minister so that they could discuss how both countries could move forward for mutual benefits.
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