| Community cries out
over bad road
By CHIKEZIE ONYELUKAJAH
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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PHOTO: Sun News Publishing
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The traditional ruler of Agodo Egbe in Ikotun, Lagos, Oba
Mudashiru Odejobi, has appealed to the Lagos State government
to come to the aid of the community by fixing the deplorable
roads in the area.
The oba and his council of chiefs made the call recently in
his palace after they met to discuss the deplorable state
of roads in the area. They particularly called on the government
to help save residents of Alhaja Amudalatu Street from the
erosion inflicted trauma they usually go through during rainy
season, which they said had destroyed the road.
Oba Odejobi explained that because of the topography of the
street, flood from other adjoining streets usually flow into
it, adding that because of lack of drainage system, it was
difficult for the street to accommodate the flood.
He also appealed to Governor Babatunde Fashola to construct
a drainage system in the street and other parts of the area
and resume construction work on the Agodo Egbe community road.
According to the Oba, contract for the construction of the
road, which was awarded sometime ago, had long been abandoned,
thereby causing untold hardship to the residents.
Some residents of the area also narrated how most of the houses
in the area get flooded each time there is downpour.
A vist by Daily Sun to the area indicated that roads in the
area are bad, while plywoods were used to construct bridges.
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