Governor
of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun disclosed this while inspecting the
repair works being carried-out on the road by the Ogun State Government, noting
that, notwithstanding the recent reconstruction works of the road by the
Federal government, his administration had to carry-out major palliative
measures on the same road not fewer than ten times.
Amosun
however noted that but for obvious reasons the road has been failing due to its
very busy nature, adding that " Lagos being the commercial nerve where
most goods are transported to other parts of the country coupled with the presence
of many religious camp sites like Redeemed Christian Church, Mountain of Fire,
Nasfat among others who have extremely large congregations, hence the over
stretching of the road infrastructure.
The
Governor noted that the development shows how strategic and important Ogun
State was, lamenting that but for "our failed railway system which would
have ensured a hitch-free movement of the various religious congregations and
commuters along the axis without necessarily putting pressure on the road infrastructure”.
Amosun
assured that the State was expediting actions on putting in place palliative
measures that would "make the road passable within three weeks or one month and we are not only
working on this road but also on Ogijo road which is a federal road, we are
doing the best we can to make life meaningful for our people’’.
“The
State Government had already written to the Federal Ministry of Works and by
extension the President and it has been recommended that a second road be
constructed. Though our country is going through challenging times but as soon
as the rainy season subsides, permanent solutions to fix this road would be
carried out by the federal government”, Amosun said.
He
submitted that though it was a Federal road but " in its real sense and
for me there are no federal roads because we're all Nigerians and we are
already collaborating with the Federal
government to contribute our on quota to ensure this road is fixed".
Aigbe
Clement one of the commuters who ply the
road when the Governor visited, lamented that he worked at the Lagos Island,
yet he was forced to trek from Berger to Arepo due to the gridlock and
deplorable state of the road.
He
noted that it was perturbing that despite the large number of companies sited
along the road, they have not been socially responsive as expected but called
on them to join hands to support the Government to mitigate the effect of the
hardship the road posed to the people.
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