On Monday, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, some communities protester against the bad conditions of the roads in their areas.
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| Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu |
The communities protesting include, Grace Garden City, Graceland Estate, God’s Own Land and Bethel Estate, all situated in Oba-Ile Area.
They lamented to their Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to come to their rescue and fix their roads as their “cars are crying for help”.
The protesters lifted various placards with different inscriptions like; “We Are communities of Over 3,000 Families. We Need Roads Urgently. Mr. Gov. A Wa Lokan”; “Our Cars Are Crying For Help! Aketi Please, Come to Our Rescue”; “Aketi, We Are 4 You. Let US Be Part Of The Giant Strides In Road Networks In Ondo State.”
Graceland Estate Chairman, Mr. Martins Popoola, during the peaceful protest, while addressing reporters, eleborated, for the past decade, residents had resorted to helping themselves by raising funds on their own to maintain the roads without government’s help.
He said, “We have heard that he has approved the reconstruction of the roads but that there are no funds to back the approval.
“We are begging him to `take money out of no money”, as he has done in other places to please fix the roads.
“We are expanding every day, it is the road that is holding us back, this road is very important to our lives and property. Property values would have doubled if not for the bad roads.”
Chairman of God’s Own Land Estate, Mr. Oladele Aliu, said, “Mr. Governor has been doing major roads across the state, especially in places such as Ikare-Akoko, Okitipupa, Akure, and Owo, among others.
“He has been christened `Mr Talk-And-Do` while in some quarters he is known as `Mr Project`. Now it is our time to be rescued from the bad roads in our communities.”
