Residents of Elebu in Ido local government area of Oyo State have appealed to governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to reconstruct the Elebu Road.

The residents made the appeal when DAILY POST correspondent visited the area on Wednesday.

They noted that Makinde had a few years ago promised to reconstruct the road but the promise had not been fulfilled as of the time of filing this report.

DAILY POST reports that Elebu Road, which spans the Circular Road corridor, is currently in bad condition.

Findings revealed that the road was first constructed during the administration of the immediate past governor, Abiola Ajimobi.

A resident of Elebu, who identified himself as Mr Dolapo Ajao, noted that the deplorable condition of the road is affecting the social and economic life of the residents of the communities negatively.

He said, “As you can see, this is the road. The road is in a bad condition. We are facing a lot of challenges on this road, especially during the rainy season. The road is always impassable.

“Economic activities are being affected. In fact, some residents have abandoned their houses as a result of the bad road”.

Another resident, Mrs Iyabode Aina said that some youths had made several efforts to ameliorate the suffering of the people.

She used the opportunity to appeal to the state government to ensure that the reconstruction begins in earnest.

“A few years ago, some youths in the communities came together to task other members of the communities and made efforts to reduce the suffering.

“Also, some communities have also made efforts to reduce the hardship we are facing on this road. About two years ago they graded the road and filled the road to reduce the hardship. That was two years ago.

“When Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde, former NURTW Chairman was alive, he used to grade this road and support the community but this has stopped since he died. The road is in bad condition as you can see by yourself,” he said.

Mr Kolade Adeoye in his own contribution appealed to the governor to fulfill his promise.

He said, “We are appealing to the governor to fulfill his promise. He made a promise when he came to commission the health centre sometime ago.

“He promised that he will reconstruct the road. We are waiting for him to fulfill his promise before the next general elections”.

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