IJEBU-ODE – Two communities in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun on Thursday called on the state government to rehabilitate roads in the area to boost socio-economic development.
The affected communities are Imowo Igboya and Oru-Ijebu.
Some residents of the communities made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ijebu-Ode.
A resident of Imowo Igboya, Mr Sola Fatuga, told NAN that the poor state of the roads in the area was affecting their lives.
Fatuga said successive administrations have neglected the community.
“Efforts to contact the relevant authorities on the subject have been exhausted and so far futile,” he said.
A commuter, Mr Yemi Adeyinka, said the deplorable state of the roads was making the area inaccessble.
Mr Yetunde Ishola, a trader, also called on the government to expedite action in alleviating their sufferings by repairing the roads.
Similarly, residents of Oru-Ijebu have called on the local council and state government to provide them with social amenities.
A resident, Mr Segun Olukoya, said poor electricity supply was affecting their socio-economic lives.
Another resident, Mr Taiwo Oyebanji, attributed the electricity problem to “overloaded and worn out transformer’’.
“The transformer we have here is older than most people remember and indications we have is that the capacity is too small compared to the number of houses in the area now,” Oyebanji said.
Oyebanji called for urgent provision of functional social amenities and qualitative infrastructure to boost development. (NAN)