The member of the Oyo State House of Assembly representing Afijio state constituency, Hon Seyi Adisa has seeked Governor Seyi Makinde’s intervention over collapsed of Odo-Aro bridge.
He appealed to the governor to come to the aid of the people to rehabilitate the bridge linking the area to other adjoining towns and communities.
The bridge which links Imini and Ilora communities in Afijio local Government reportedly collapsed following a heavy downpour last month, and needed an urgent government’s attention to ensure free movement of the people.
Hon. Adisa made the appeal in a motion presented under a Matter of Urgent Public Importance during the plenary on Tuesday.
The Afijio lawmaker urged the governor to direct the Oyo State Ministry of Public Works and Transport to commence rehabilitation on Odo-Aro bridge or at least put some palliative measures in place to ease the pains inflicted on the people as a result of the collapsed bridge.
According to him, “the Imini community in Afijio Local Government of the state has been disconnected from Ilora and rest of Afijio due to the collapse of the Odo-Aro bridge. This unfortunate incidence occurred after heavy down pour of Monday 5th September 2022.
“The major socio-economic activity of our people is agriculture and the development has continued to hinder farmers’ movement to their farms and markets. Students are also unable to access their schools as a result of the collapsed bridge.
“Concerned that this bridge is the only route which links Imini town and Ilora and by extension some other parts of the local government area and it is the only access road for farmers and traders. This collapse has inflicted so much untold hardship on the route users. Hence, the need for state government while planning on immediate reconstruction of the damaged bridge to put palliative measures in place to alleviate the suffering of the people plying the route,” Hon Seyi Adisa appealed.
In the resolution of the House, the Speaker, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, called on the Chairman of Afijio Local Government to put palliative measures in place, and equally see to the rehabilitation of the road leading to the collapsed Odo-Aro bridge which is said to be in a deplorable state.
