Osun Community Groans Over Deplorable State Of Road In Their Area

…..Seeks Governor Oyetola Intervention

Residents of Ilupeju 2, zones 6 and 7 in Osogbo, Osun State Capital have lamented the deplorable condition of the road in their area and are calling for the intervention of the Osun State Government to bring succour to their area.

Elders and members of the community also on Tuesday stormed the State House of Assembly to seek support of the state assembly for the inclusion of the access road linking the community to other major roads in the state capital in the 2019/2020 budgetary allocation of the state.

The community told the Speaker, Hon. Timothy Owoeye to help pressing it on Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to come to the aid of the community with population of more 10,000 people.

While expressing their grievances over deplorable state of the road, the community elders armed with placards with such as ” Mr governor help us, our Road is becoming worst”, The condition of our road has forced many residents to relocate out of the community”, “By the condition of our, the government has abandoned us”, “From Orita Olaiya to Africa, our community is the only area without government presence” among others.

Speaking with newsmen, the Ojomu of Osogbo land, Chief Olalere Ewelayo who is also a resident of the community said recently some officials of the state government from Ministry of Works and Transport had been coming to inspect the roads but nothing has been done on it.

He stated that the road has caused perennial hardship to residents of the communities.

He said, ” You will pity us if you come to our area. It is as if we have been forgotten. The roads in our communities linking many parts of the area together are very bad.

” Officials of the ministry of works and transport have severally visited the communities to inspect and wrote reports on the roads but we are yet to find succor from their actions. This has caused hardship to residents of the communities. ”

The chairman of zone 7 , Elders David Ajao appealed to the governor to see to the constructions of the roads.

This, he said would bring reprieve the residents of the communities.

Addressing residents of the community, the speaker Osun state house of assembly, Mr. Timothy Owoeye assured them that the roads would be incorporated into the 2020 budget.

He added that the assembly would set up an ad-hoc committee to assess the conditions and size of those roads and report to the governor on palliative measures.

He said, ” The administration of Oyetola is committed to the well-being of it citizens. His administration has embarked on rehabilitation of roads in the state and Osogbo being a strong hold of the party will not be left out.

“We would ensure that the road is incorporated into the 2020 budget to ensure it is rehabilitated. We would also constitute an ad-hoc committee for on the spot assessment of the road today. “