The Oyo State House of Assembly, has, at its Plenary on Tuesday, appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to urgently embark on the construction of some roads in Ogooluwa and Surulere local government areas of the state.
Moving a motion on the deplorable state of the roads in the area, the member representing Surulere Ogooluwa State Contituency, Hon. Abideen Ogundare, revealed that the present situation of the roads across the community demands quick intervention in order for the constituents to also benefit immensely in the dividends of democracy spreading across the state from the present administration.
Ogundare noted that it was important to have a good road network in place as an impetus to drive the economy and to develop the local government areas involved through the production of various farm produce.
He said: “The road which has about 150 agrarian villages in its surroundings and cultivate varied farm produce also hosts one of the biggest poultry farms in Nigeria, Amo Farm. There is no gainsaying that this road is a good enabler of revenue to the coffer of the state.”
While moving the motion, Ogundare stated that: “This road, despite its humpy-bumpy nature, used to be a veritable means through which agricultural produce came in and exited Oyo State to other neighbouring states, such as Osun.”
Prospective investors
The lawmaker declared that lack of good roads had led many businesses in the communities to their untimely death and collapsed focus of prospective investors in the communities.
He said: “Today, many businesses have died along that road basically because it has become unpassable by vehicles. For this reason, people of Oyo State, especially, Ogooluwa/Surulere are counting their losses due to low patronage of their agricultural produce.”
The House however appealed to the state government, through the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, to urgently mobilise contractors to Iresaapa-Iresaadu Phase 2, Mowolowo-Iwo Ate Phase 1 and Ipeba to Ajaawa road construction sites, for the people around the area to also benefit maximally from the good work lined up in Omituntun 2.0 agenda of the present administration in the state.
Lateefah Ibrahim
