Ogbomoso Recreation Club laments deplorable state of roads
The Ogbomoso Recreation Club (ORC) has lamented the deplorable state of roads in Ogbomoso city calling on the government to as matter of urgency fix the roads.
In a statement bemoaning the bad state in which major roads in the Ogbomoso area, signed by its president, Dr Akin Oladeji-John Brown, the club noted that the deplorable state of roads has adversely affected economic activities and contributed negatively to the economic hardship being faced by indigenes and residents just like some other Nigerians.
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The statement reads:”The roads are in a disastrous situation requiring urgent attention. We strongly believe that Ogbomoso is among the towns and cities that contribute hugely to the development of Nigeria as it plays host to the prestigious Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and the town is a major hub for cashew production making it the second largest producer of cashew in Nigeria.”
It added, “The economic life of the town is completely paralysed and Ogbomoso Recreation Club is now calling all the concerned agencies at state and federal levels to come to the aid of the people of Ogbomoso before it leads to other unintended consequences.”
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Ogbomoso Insight reports the city is currently in the grip of bad roads especially the major trunk A road linking the northern part of the country is in dilapidated condition with deep craters making driving through difficult and thus causing unbearable traffic gridlocks of articulated vehicles stretching kilometres. Particularly worse is the stretch between Bowen University Teaching Hospital and Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary. The situation as observed by ORC has brought a lot of hardships as students going to school, civil servants and other categories of workers face monumental difficulties reaching their destinations. Also, patients on emergency situation now find the hospital, which is the first in Ogbomoso, inaccessible.
The Ogbomoso Recreation Club (ORC) has lamented the deplorable state of roads in Ogbomoso city calling on the government to as matter of urgency fix the roads.
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In a statement bemoaning the bad state in which major roads in the Ogbomoso area, signed by its president, Dr Akin Oladeji-John Brown, the club noted that the deplorable state of roads has adversely affected economic activities and contributed negatively to the economic hardship being faced by indigenes and residents just like some other Nigerians.
The statement reads:”The roads are in a disastrous situation requiring urgent attention. We strongly believe that Ogbomoso is among the towns and cities that contribute hugely to the development of Nigeria as it plays host to the prestigious Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and the town is a major hub for cashew production making it the second largest producer of cashew in Nigeria.”
It added, “The economic life of the town is completely paralysed and Ogbomoso Recreation Club is now calling all the concerned agencies at state and federal levels to come to the aid of the people of Ogbomoso before it leads to other unintended consequences.”
Ogbomoso Insight reports the city is currently in the grip of bad roads especially the major trunk A road linking the northern part of the country is in dilapidated condition with deep craters making driving through difficult and thus causing unbearable traffic gridlocks of articulated vehicles stretching kilometres. Particularly worse is the stretch between Bowen University Teaching Hospital and Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary. The situation as observed by ORC has brought a lot of hardships as students going to school, civil servants and other categories of workers face monumental difficulties reaching their destinations. Also, patients on emergency situation now find the hospital, which is the first in Ogbomoso, inaccessible.
