Residents of over 10,000 houses on the ongoing Ibadan Circular road have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde not to extend the corridor’s pillars beyond approved 150 metres.
The houses domicile in Oluyole, Egbeda, Ona-Ara, Lagelu, Akinyele and Ido, respectively.
The residents, in a statement jointly signed by the ICRCR Coordinator, Prince Niyi Fasoye and its Secretary, Mr. Isiaq Jimoh, respectively, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the construction of the road submitted that rumoured extension of the corridor pillars has resulted in the death of some landlords and land ladies.
The statement read, “We want to appeal to Governor Makinde led administration not to extend the Circular Road beyond the already marked areas.
“We know our governor has listening ears. We want him to assist us. We have no other place we can go. We laboured so hard before putting these buildings in place. Our governor should consider us with this current economic hardship.
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“Many of us have already been affected by the existing arrangement. We are now appealing to the State Government not to extend the Circular Road beyond 150 metres.
“The affected communities in the Oluyole Local Government include Egbeda Tuber, Tech u, and Ajota; Lagelu LG include Ejioku, Eni Osa, Arulogun, Abaoba, Kotilo, Oyagaga, Ire-Akari, Lala, Obanijesu and Aba Oyo; Egbeda LG include Ayede and Erunmu; Ona-Ara LG include Ajia, Arowojeka, Badeku, Akamo, Àba-Otun, Mesio, Odeyale, Ifesowapo, Ifetola, Omolere and Oloruntola.
“Akinyele LG include Aroro Kole, Molarere, Odo-Oba, Ibitunde, Tolatose, Olufana, Ile Ola, Eyin Olu, Oke and Salako; Ido LG are Omi-Adio, Wire & Cable, Fenwa, Elenusonso, Itesiwaju, Lariken, Inalende, Idi-Igbaro, Ogo-Oluwa, Bako, Jamoje, Lade, Olounde, Aganni, Shiba, Alayo, Isale-Alah, Akogi and Agbeni.
“Our prayer is that the State Government should consider us.”
Recall that former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, led administration between 2003 and 2007 had marked some lands for the construction of a Circular Road in Ibadan.
The project was not executed by the late former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala who took over from the administration of former Governor Ladoja.
It was eventually executed by the administration of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi who started the construction of the road when he was in office between 2011 and 2019.
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