There has been outrage and a barrage of criticisms, especially on social media, in the last few days over the deplorable road infrastructure in Ogun State.
Social media, especially X (formerly Twitter), has been awash with pictures and videos of bad roads across Ogun, and residents have been calling out Governor Dapo Abiodun for failing to prioritise the provision of good roads for the motoring public.
Some of the communities in Ogun, which share borders with Lagos State, are said to be the worst hit.
Commuters plying roads from Yakoyo to Alagbole, Akute, Ajuwon, Lambe, and Oke-Aro always lament the poor condition of the roads.
Several roads in the Ota axis of Ado Odo-Ota Local Government Area, Obafemi-Owode and Abeokuta South Local Government areas are equally affected.
Perhaps the most problematic of all the roads is the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, where some portions have collapsed, forcing motorists and commuters to resort to one-way.
Before the wet season, a number of the affected roads were in bad shape, but they are now being worsened by the flood.
But many residents and road users who are groaning under the crushing weight of bad roads viewed the government’s image laundry as insensitive to their plight.
For example, @yeankhar stated, “Road of note: The road leading to the Wole Soyinka Train Station in Abeokuta South is not motorable. If you are passing through Idi Aba via Olokuta to get there, you can literally lose your senses. Abeokuta, a state capital, has some of the worst roads ever.
Also, @OAKGbenga wrote, “I once got trapped around this axis: Sango-Ijoko-Giwa-Okearo and it was raining heavily. My luck that day was having V6 (off road) Nissan Frontier truck. That axis has very terrible roads.”
Furthermore, @EastsideIgboboy claimed that Ogun State “is the headquarters of bad roads in Nigeria.”
“Upon all the big factories in Ota, I still wonder why Sango has very bad roads,” @alexottiofr stated.
But @tundealuko described the people accusing the Abiodun government of failure to fix roads as ungrateful. He wrote, “Very ungrateful people, I tell you. Look at the state of their roads in 2022. I took these photos; these roads are almost not motorable today. It is indeed a paid public relations war; they are crying out after everything excellent Dapo Abiodun has done for them.”
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