Isheri Oshun residents decry poor state of road

The residents of Isheri Oshun area of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have decried the bad state of roads in the area.

Often, the bad state of the roads has led to lose of financial resources to residents, especially vehicle owners who find it very hard to navigate the roads due to the constant rainfall.

Lamenting the daily travail on Isheri Oshun roads, Benson Otite, a resident in the area, said, “the main road to and from the area, which is a major road leading to Festac axis in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, had been left in a deplorable state.”

Otite further stated that if the road was fixed, it would decongest the traffic at the Jakande Isolo axis and that of Ajao Estate road.

He therefore pleaded with the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to include the Isheri Oshun road as part of the projects to be done next the by the state government, in a bid to alleviate the sufferings of the residents. He further stressed that the government should come out with a palliative measure to reduce the stress on the road, especially grading the link road to Festac and Maza Maza area of Mile 2.

Also, a female resident in the White Sand area of Isheri Oshun, Florence Uduji, decried what she called “living in hell,” saying “when it rains, people find it difficult to move in and out of their residence, due to lack of good draining system in the area to channel the water into the nearby canal.”

Uduji stated that residents of the community had been able to wade through by the help of community efforts and little contributions gathered by them, but begged the government to come to their aid.

Isheri Oshun is a fast developing area of Lagos State, linking many parts of the state together such as, Ago Palaceway, Amuwo Odofin, Bucknor and Ijegun, Uduji said.