Ondo govt begins asphalt-laying on Igoba road

Community leaders, landlords and residents of Igoba community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo, have hailed the state government over the construction and asphalt-laying of the major road in the community.

The people of the community who commended the state government over the construction said the residents, especially motorists would heave a sigh of relief as the state government began the asphalt-laying of the road.

Lamenting over the condition of the road, a resident, Bayo Alabi, said the people of the community had suffered various accidents on the road as a result of the bad condition of the road.

He however, commended the state government for embarking on rehabilitation of the 2.5 km road to ease vehicular and human traffic on the ever busy road.

A residents of the community, Adeola Adesua, while recounting her ordeals before the new development, said the road had affected the economy of the people of the area.

She said most people in the area had been facing serious economic hardship as there was poor patronage due to the poor state of the road, saying apart from being so dusty during the dry season it is slippery during the rainy season, causing auto crash.

Emmanuel, a commercial motorcyclist who plies the road, lamented that a lot of his colleagues and passengers had been involved in serious accidents on the road.

According to him, some people sustained serious injuries with some having fractures due to the slippery nature of the road during the rainy season.

Mrs Asikiola Oyetola, who also appreciated the state government for having them in mind, saying they had lost hope thinking the road would remain in deplorable condition for the rest of the year again.

She noted that with the new development, business activities would pick up again in the community, adding that those who had abandoned their shops due to the deplorable condition of the road would return to their shops.

Another resident, who has a shop along the road, Mrs. Simbo Kikelomo disclosed that at a time, she fell sick due to the dust she inhaled while staying in her shop but appreciated the state government for rehabilitating the road.

Mr. Adetokunbo, a resident of the community, commended the government and the contractor for doing a quality job on the road.

He said: “Looking at the quality of the job done on the road, one can be sure that it would last

“The drainage system is well constructed and the thickness of the asphalt laid on the road would accommodate heavy duty vehicles as well.”

Speaking, the site engineer for the project, Akinola Abimbola explained that the road was among roads approved by the state government for asphalt-laying by the state government.

He said: “We started the asphalt-laying yesterday and we hope to complete it as soon as possible. The road is 2.5km and we are going to cover up to 1km between today and tomorrow.”

The state government through the Ministry of Works has approved for rehabilitation Igoba, Ifesowapo, Ajipowo and Igele communities.