Kazeem Badmus
TRADITIONAL rulers in Osun West Senatorial District have urged Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun, and his counterpart in Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, to reconstruct the dilapidated Ibadan-Iwo-Osogbo road.
In a communique jointly signed by 15 monarchs and read by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the traditional rulers disclosed that the dilapidated condition of the road calls for urgent attention from both state governments.
According to the monarchs, the bad state of the roads has hindered the economic activities of the area.
The communique which was made available to OSUN DEFENDER yesterday reads in part, “Our Dear Governor Gboyega Oyetola, the main objective of this royal address is to appeal to Your Excellency not to relent in the laudable effort that you have started over a year ago and to please kindly approve the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Osogbo-lwo road up to the Osun-Oyo State boundary.
“The road is in a serious state of disrepair, full of potholes of various sizes, with parts of the road already being washed away by heavy erosion. Traffic frequency has become so low that motorists groan in pains to their bodies and vehicles.
“So many commercial transporters, especially those plying OSOGBO to IWO and vice versa, have been deprived of their vehicles because they have to keep repairing the vehicles due to the damages being impacted on the vehicles requiring heavy costs each time.
“So, several of them have had to park the vehicles at homes or abandon them at mechanic workshops
“This painful state of the road has equally affected commercial activities in this area as so many vehicles have abandoned the road for Osogbo.”
