Infrastructural Decay A Major Threat To Us – Isokan Residents Lament

RESIDENTS of Isokan South Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Osun State have lamented the deteriorating conditions of infrastructure in their communities.

According to findings by OSUN DEFENDER, school buildings and roads in the area are in shambolic state, a situation that calls for urgent intervention from the state government.

Findings by the medium revealed that devastating erosion has destroyed Fortress road, Ikoyi-Ile to Asejire old road network. The erosion has also caused damages to many homes and property.

It was also learnt that Oke-Alaafia area/Quareeb junction to Ahoyaya road, Abiri to total market road along Olufun area has been in a devastating condition for years. 

Also, buildings in St. Anthony’s College, CAC and St. David’s Primary Schools, Ikoyi have also dilapidated.

A resident of the town, Muideen Adebayo, claimed that the community has been relegated by successive governments in the state without any dividend of democracy.

Adebayo urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to come to their aid and renovate some of the schools and construct new roads for them.

He stated: “Some of our roads here have been abandoned for years. We have not been enjoying the dividend of democracy in this town. We appeal to Governor Ademola Adeleke to come to our rescue. If you go to some of our schools here, they are in a bad state. 

“We all know that a conducive environment aids learning. How do you want children to learn under this atmosphere? The buildings are not good. There is no furniture among other things which needs to be provided.”

Recently the chairman of the LCDA, Hon. Muftau Olatunbosun, while inspecting some of the roads expressed his dissatisfaction on their deplorable conditions.

He said: “Most of the buildings that were built during my regime as Chairman then and some other people during the last PDP government are still what we are seeing here today. But unfortunately, their conditions are very pathetic, disastrous and highly disheartening. 

“We are back in government and we are up and running. Definitely, we shall kick start by renovating some of the old school buildings which are in shambolic state and then we swing into more actions by grading some roads and get an approval from the state government, so that we can construct some new roads and upgrade some existing ones which are the major roads that requires urgent repairs for the usage and betterment of our people.”

• Yusuf Oketola