Road Construction in Osun State Raises Concerns

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A road construction project in Osun State, Nigeria, has been questioned due to its allocation of funds and subsequent collapse, causing inconvenience to local businesses and residents.

A total of N229.5 million was allocated for the construction of the road in the 2022 Appropriation Act in a manner that has been questioned by experts.Boluwatife Ekanem, a mother of three, runs a small shop at Irebami, in Ile-Ife, Osun State . But she had not opened her shop for many months when a PREMIUM TIMES reporter met her in August. A road that passes through the area had attracted her and many other small retail businesses into the area.

But as the road collapsed, patronage gradually dried up for the businesses.The three-minute video, with a song rendered in Yoruba language playing in the background, captures stages of construction work on the road, beginning from the installation of the drainage earlier that year.Mr Ajilesoro, who was seeking re-election in the 2023 general election, promised that work on the 1.5-kilometre road would soon be completed and the agony of the residents of the area and other users of the road would end. Mrs Ekanem and many other users of the road praised the lawmake

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