Hon. Olawumi Oladeji, a lawmaker for the Ogbomoso North State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to direct the State Ministry of Works and Transport and other pertinent organizations to set up procedures for rebuilding a Aaduin bridge in the wake of the flood that destroyed the bridge in the Katangua neighborhood of Ogbomoso on Friday, October 14, 2022.
The appeal regarding the damaged bridge and others like it throughout Oyo State was made by Hon. Oladeji on Tuesday during his speech on a matter of urgent public importance before the State Assembly.
According to Hon Olawumi Oladeji, the Aaduin bridge is the sole way to reach Katangua, Jabata, and other nearby communities from the rest of Ogbomoso.
She noted that the damaged bridge which has been in use for the past 35years has practically paralysed socio-economic activities in Ogbomoso.
“As a result of the destruction of this bridge, the people of Katangua have been isolated and their socio-economic activities practically paralysed ” Hon Oladeji said
“Rainfall this year has been unusually heavy inline with earlier predictions by weather forecasts for the year 2022. This has resulted expectedly in the collapse of some infrastructures including roads and bridges.
The APC lawmaker also urged the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters of Oyo State to direct Ogbomoso North Local Government, under whose jurisdiction the Aaduin River lies, to provide any palliative measures for the populace to lessen the unfathomable suffering they are currently experiencing.
Hon. Olawumi Oladeji commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his approach to the development of infrastructure in the state and urged the State Government, through the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and other relevant agencies, to immediately attend to other comparable roads and bridges across the state that were damaged by rainstorms.
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