Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun trended on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday as people called him out over poor infrastructure, especially roads in some communities in the state.
Users on X shared photos showing poor road conditions and infrastructure from various parts of the state, criticizing the governor for not keeping the roads and infrastructure in good shape.
@HauwaAllahbura said that when Governor Dapo Abiodun was campaigning for votes, he promised to repair several roads in the state but has not kept that promise.
She wrote, “Good morning, Nigerians. In 2020, when Dapo Abiodun was seeking votes, he posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he was working on a few roads mentioned in his tweets. Look at the current state of these roads. Did he fix them or not? I’ll let you decide.”
“….I literally had to park my car whilst someone with a car favorable to the road had to come pick me up.”
@OAKGbenga said, “I once got trapped around this axis, Sango-Ijoko-Giwa-Okearo and it was raining heavily….My luck that day was having V6 off road Nissan Frontier truck……. That axis has very terrible roads.”
@Ilo_Monsurbj stated, “You will be surprised as to how this road (Ijoko road) is to the Lagos-Abẹ́òkúta Expressway linking Lagos state. But the governor is not interested in completing the road as far as it’s not under Ogun East (his Senatorial district). It’s a matter of time.”
@EastsideIgboboy claimed that Ogun State is the headquarters of bad roads in Nigeria
@yeankhar said, “ROAD OF NOTE: The road leading to the Wole Soyinka Train Station in Abeokuta South is not motorable.
@alexottiofr said, “…upon all the big factories in Ota, Ogun State, I still wonder while Sango Ota has very bad roads.”
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“If you are passing through Idi Aba via Olokuta to get there, you can literally lose your senses. Abeokuta, a state capital has some of the worst roads ever.
But @tundealuko described the people accusing Abiodun government of failure to fix roads as ungrateful.
He wrote, “Very ungrateful people I tell you. Look at the state of their roads in 2022, I took this photos myself, these roads are almost not motorable today. It’s indeed a paid PR war, they are crying out after everything excellent Dapo Abiodun has done for them ????
@ukocarter said, “This is Ogun state. This state has more IGR than the entire South East put together. Clap hands for Dapo Abiodun.”
According to Daily Trust, “the Special Adviser to the governor on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, has not picked up calls from our correspondent to seek his comment on the outrage.”
He has also not responded to a WhatsApp message sent to him.
But in a tweet on June 19, the governor said that he had directed palliative works be done on some select roads in the state.
He wrote, “I have directed that palliative works be done on Ojodu Abiodun-Denro Ishashi-Ajuwon-Akute Alagbole-Yakoyo, and Alagbado-Oke Aro-Lambe-Matogun Roads, to keep them motorable until after the current rainy season when we will commence full reconstruction.”
