ABEOKUTA– The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has been called upon to look into the deplorable conditions of the Ala-Omu road, which has threatened to cut off the community from the rest of the state.
The residents under aegis of
Human Rights on Environmental Awareness, while conducting newsmen round the bad roads called on the state government to come to their rescue.
The residents pointed out that the conditions of the roads has given them sleepless night, adding that the only road constructed by the then Premier of Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo is the only road that leads to the community.
“The current road is the one done by the then Premier of Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. We have been hearing millions of naira being allocated yet it has all been embezzled, without anything to show for it”
“It is good to even walk bare footed than to ply this road with vehicles. From Ala to Omu, there is no single place that is motorable. There are so many pot holes. On this same road, we have so many schools, Tai Solanrin College of Education; Grace Polytechnic among others
“There are so many wealthy parents from all over the country sending their wards to Tai Solarin College of Education, yet nothing has been done to this road. And this is one of the reasons the population of the schools around here are affected.
“If someone is sick, and they have to rush the person to the hospital, there is a possibility that the person will die before getting to the hospital because of the bad condition of the road”, a resident maintained.
The residents further stated that commercial motorists have stopped plying the road, adding that the only mode of transportation are the tricycles which continued recording crashes on daily basis because of the deplorable condition of the road.
“The Ejirin road is where the first Port Authority was located and the popular Ejirin market should not be allowed to go into extinction.
“This road is now a death trap. Everyday, trailers, commercial cabs and other collapse here. There is no single taxi plying this road from Ijebu-ode”
Another resident opined that, “We cannot pass the whole blame on this present administration because it inherited the road from previous ones.
“The Prince Dapo Abiodun administration in Ogun State has been doing a lot in road construction and so I believe very soon, the government will come to this road
“I have the believe that the current government will do something soon about the road. I believe that the Governor is a listening person.
“Even if the road cannot be fully constructed for now, they can assist in some palliative works so that the road can be motorable before the major reconstruction work”
