Eko Hot Blog reports that residents of Kenta-Olokuta-Idi-Aba in Abeokuta, Ogun State, have called on the federal and state governments to fix the road that leads to Wole Soyinka Train Station.
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They said repairing the road had cost them over N20 million, and that they were now too broke to do it anymore.
A community leader, Chief Ezekiel Olushola, said a student and one pregnant woman lost their lives due to the poor condition of the road.
Olabisi Ogundipe, the secretary of cab operators at the train station, said, “On a daily basis, we visit our mechanics for minor and major repairs on our vehicles.
“At the end of the day, when you calculate what you have gained, you would have spent over 70% of the income on the maintenance of the vehicle.”
Chairman of the communities in the area, Babatunde Folarin, said about N20 million had been spent by residents to fix the road, which he described as a disaster.
Folarin called on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Dapo Abiodun to urgently fix the road to ameliorate sufferings of the users, especially those accessing the train station.
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A resident, Olaniyi, acknowledged that the Abiodun administration had fixed many roads in the state, and begged him not to forget the Olokuta train station road.
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