Ambode Residents Protest as Governor inaugurates

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi
Ambode, on Thursday inaugurated the
newly constructed 736-metre road project
at Kalejaye Street in Oshodi/Isolo Local
Government Area of the state.
The inauguration came as some residents
expressed reservation about the state of the
road, saying the contractor that handled it
needed to do more work.
Ambode, represented by Mr Ganiyu Johnson, the
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, said
that the road was part of the 114 roads being
constructed across the state at a total cost of
N19.4 billion.
He enjoined the people of the community to
take ownership of the project.
“Let me therefore appeal to our elders, the youths
and indeed the entire residents to guard jealously
the infrastructure provided by the government so
that additional projects can come to your
communities,’’ the governor said.
Ambode urged them to address the menace of
cultism, kidnapping, miscreants, vandalism and
hoodlums by providing timely information to
security agencies.
However, some residents of the area expressed
their dissatisfaction with the government for
going ahead with the inauguration in spite of
some issues raised.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Mr
Akinsola Olabodun, said they had several
complaints about the construction of the road.
“From day one, we have been complaining about
the road. From the beginning to the end, the road
is very bad.
“We have been complaining until today that the
road is not due for inauguration. We want the
government to call the contractor to come and
repair the road,’’ he said
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
the residents had earlier appealed to the
government to halt the inauguration of the
project due to its poor construction.
They told NAN that the road, which serves as
both exit and entry point to the Murtala
Muhammed Airport, Lagos, was poorly
constructed by the contractor that handled it.by Chibabynaija2