Osun community protests over poorly constructed road

Osun community protests over poorly constructed road

Residents of Aduramigba community in Ido-Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, on Friday protested the alleged poor quality of a 4.76-kilometre road project jointly funded by the World Bank and the Osun State Government.

The road, which connects about six communities, was reportedly tarred on Sunday, but heavy rainfall on Thursday washed away parts of it, exposing the substandard work.

Carrying placards with messages such as “We say no to no drainage and stonebase road,” “We need a quality road in Aduramigba,” and “We kick against corruption on this project,” the protesters demanded immediate intervention.

Speaking with journalists, the Chairman of the community, Mr. Sunday Ogundele, criticised the contractor and consultant handling the project, accusing them of laying asphalt directly on clay soil without a proper stone base or drainage system.

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“The quality of this road is extremely poor. They began tarring it on Sunday and Monday, but just one rainfall on Thursday washed away parts of it,” Ogundele said.

He added that the community had earlier raised concerns about the substandard construction and sent a protest letter to Governor Ademola Adeleke, which prompted the governor to inspect the project site.

“In March, Adeleke came here and promised that they would do all the drainage and ensure that the contractor does a stone-based road, however, the contractor is doing otherwise.

“We appeal to Governor Adeleke to come and inspect the work on that road, the road is very strategic because it leads to over six communities, including Igi-Gogoro, Unity Estate, Okini, Ifon, Ilobu, Erin and others. I am sure they can’t construct this kind of road in the Governor’s hometown.”

Also, a resident, Toba Ayodele, said, “I have been to many roads constructed by this government, it is not like this one, I urge them to come and supervise what they have paid for to deliver a quality road for us.”

Osun community protests over poorly constructed road