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Ogun residents seek government action over badly damaged road

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Residents of Cele Phase 2 in Aseese, Ogun State, said a badly damaged road becomes muddy and difficult to use during rainfall.
  • They linked the road’s condition to motorcycle accidents, repeated vehicle repairs, flooding and disruptions to businesses.
  • The residents appealed to the Ogun State and local governments to rehabilitate the road.

Residents of Cele Phase 2 in Aseese, Ogun State, say rain turns their road into a muddy and slippery route that motorists and businesses struggle to use.

People are afraid of driving their cars here whenever rain starts. Everything about the road becomes an issue.

— Wale ElegbedeA resident described how rainfall affects movement through the community.

They appealed to the state and local governments to rehabilitate the road, which they said becomes especially difficult during the rainy season. Motorists, commercial motorcyclists and other commuters face problems moving through the community.

Resident Wale Elegbede said many drivers avoid the road when rain begins. “People are afraid of driving their cars here whenever rain starts. Everything about the road becomes an issue,” he said, adding that the community needed good roads.

The road is really terrible when rain falls.

— Kemi AdebisiA trader said the road’s condition disrupts residents and businesses during the rainy season.

Trader Kemi Adebisi said the conditions also hurt commercial activity. She said motorcycle riders sometimes fall and customers avoid passing through the area when the road deteriorates. Another resident, Tosin Akinwale, said repeated vehicle repairs had caused him financial losses.

This road has cost me a lot during the rainy season.

— Tosin AkinwaleA resident described the cost of repeated vehicle repairs.

Adeoye Ogunwale described the road as “very, very bad” and linked its condition to flooding in the community. Residents urged the local government to inspect the road and address the problems.

This road is very, very bad.

— Adeoye OgunwaleA resident criticized the road’s condition and linked it to flooding.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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