The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Tuesday visited Ekiti State to assess the condition of some federal roads in the state, as stranded motorists lamented the worsening state of the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road.
Goronyo, who visited the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road, where road users groaned over a bad portion around Oye-Ekiti and articulated vehicles had been stuck for days, expressed concern over the hardship being experienced by motorists stranded along the route.
An articulated vehicle driver, Quasm Abudu, who said he had been stuck at a particular spot on the highway for about three days, lamented the hardship he had faced and the opportunities he had missed while stranded on the road.
A road user and resident of Oye-Ekiti, Mr Bolade Olowo, who spoke at the bad spot, described the situation as “traumatic and unpalatable”, lamenting that the continued deterioration of the road was crippling socio-economic activities.
He said, “The continued deterioration of the road is crippling socio-economic activities. It has cut off communities in the local government and along the route. It also poses a serious security threat in the area.”
