Barely three weeks after it was inaugurated, the Lameco Flyover in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has become the centre of a fresh political controversy after a section of the bridge developed structural defects, prompting the state government to close part of the facility while investigations continue.
The incident has triggered a war of words between the Osun State government ruling under the Accord Party and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 15 August governorship election, with both parties accusing each other of either sabotage or poor construction.
The 672-metre flyover, inaugurated by Governor Ademola Adeleke on 1 July as part of the state’s N100 billion multi-flyover infrastructure master plan designed to transform transport networks in the state, developed visible cracks and a damage on one section of the carriageway following heavy rainfall.
Osun government’s reaction
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the affected section has since been cordoned off to traffic while repair works commence. Also, investigation is currently ongoing to determine the cause of the defect, the state government has said.
