The Iseyi-Oyo road was blocked by commercial driver plying the route
They said the statusquo remains until the Federal Government fix the damaged road
Commuters were denied their right to travel from the 10 local government areas of Oke Ogun to Oyo and from Oyo to any part of Oke Ogun by members of the union
One of the commercial drivers’ Union leaders, Mr Lukman Oba, while speaking in the incident said if the reconstruction cannot be done immediately, palliative measure must be urgently put in place by the Federal government on
He said further “we are all tired. Nigeria government has totally neglected us in this part. Are we not Nigerians? Didn’t they come here during campaign? We are calling on them to have mercy on us. All our vehicles were damaged and we are recording casualties every day! We are all tired of exposing ourselves to danger on the road”.
The lawmaker representing Oyo North Senatorial district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly Senator Abdulfatai Buhari had on the 2nd of October , 2019 forwarded to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola demanding urgent need for reconstruction of Iseyin/Oyo Road and Igbeti/Ilorin road being major roads network for people of Oyo North.
Buhari in the letter said “The two bridges of the roads linking the entire Oke-Ogun axis broken down, thus affecting the free movement in particular and the economic activities in general.”
“We appeal to you on these roads which house 10 local governments in my senatorial district. They are only two roads that link the entire Oke-Ogun axis of the State to the west while Igbeti /Ilorin road links the region to the north. He said
Speaking on the development, Senator Abdulfatai enjoined members of NURTW in Oke-Ogun and Oyo not to complicate the plights of commuters in Oyo North via their strike action but exercise patience and pray fervently for him so that very soon all his efforts on the roads shall yield the desired results
