• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Nigeria Grassroot News
  • Home
  • News
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
    The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

    The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

    Access to healthcare in Lagos State, PwDs are  largely left behind

    Access to healthcare in Lagos State, PwDs are largely left behind

    Sustainable Journalism, its impact in Africa and…

    Sustainable Journalism, its impact in Africa and…

    Southern Nigerians’ obsession for private funeral homes

    Southern Nigerians’ obsession for private funeral homes

    Niger Delta oil Spillage, NGO trains community members on Monitoring

    Niger Delta oil Spillage, NGO trains community members on Monitoring

    ‘One- chance’, torture, maim, sad realities of Lagos Commuters

    ‘One- chance’, torture, maim, sad realities of Lagos Commuters

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Hinterland News
  • Gender Inclusion
  • Review
    Elesin Oba: The Tragic Effect of British Imperialism on African Society

    Elesin Oba: The Tragic Effect of British Imperialism on African Society

    Fathers’  Day Celebration: Cut Our Dad’s Some Slack

    Fathers’ Day Celebration: Cut Our Dad’s Some Slack

  • Report Violence
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
    • All
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
    The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

    The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

    Access to healthcare in Lagos State, PwDs are  largely left behind

    Access to healthcare in Lagos State, PwDs are largely left behind

    Sustainable Journalism, its impact in Africa and…

    Sustainable Journalism, its impact in Africa and…

    Southern Nigerians’ obsession for private funeral homes

    Southern Nigerians’ obsession for private funeral homes

    Niger Delta oil Spillage, NGO trains community members on Monitoring

    Niger Delta oil Spillage, NGO trains community members on Monitoring

    ‘One- chance’, torture, maim, sad realities of Lagos Commuters

    ‘One- chance’, torture, maim, sad realities of Lagos Commuters

    Trending Tags

    • Golden Globes
    • Game of Thrones
    • MotoGP 2017
    • eSports
    • Fashion Week
  • Hinterland News
  • Gender Inclusion
  • Review
    Elesin Oba: The Tragic Effect of British Imperialism on African Society

    Elesin Oba: The Tragic Effect of British Imperialism on African Society

    Fathers’  Day Celebration: Cut Our Dad’s Some Slack

    Fathers’ Day Celebration: Cut Our Dad’s Some Slack

  • Report Violence
No Result
View All Result
Nigeria Grassroot News
No Result
View All Result
Home Community News

Lemode Ijoko: Residents Lament Bad Roads, Untold Hardship In Ogun

nigeriagrasrootnews by nigeriagrasrootnews
September 14, 2022
in Community News, Infrastructural development
0
0
SHARES
138
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Ajadi Sodiq

Residents of Lemode Ijoko, Ifo local government in Ogun State have lamented over the poor condition of their community roads.

Residents who spoke to our correspondent said efforts to rehabilitate the road through the collective effort for years had yielded little result, adding that the road always deteriorated whenever it rained.

One of the residents, Mr. Afolabi said the roads have been abandoned for more than a decade now and that nothing has been done to them, adding that both the state and federal governments are aware but ignore the roads.

He said, “Lemode Ijoko is a major point through which people pass through to Lagos from Ifo to matogun, Agbado, crossing, and even Abeokuta. The government only remembers these areas whenever an election period is near, only when they need the people to vote and that’s not fair.

“There was a time the King of Lemode tried constructing the roads by asking trailers to put sands to the potholes around Lemode, but after several days on the project, we received some policemen who came to warn the King to stop the operation to avoid being sued.

” If you look at the areas you will see how silent the community is, almost everybody has left because our economy here has derailed, we use to have a functioning filling station in this community right there (he signaled towards an abandoned filling in the area), but the owner had to put it out for sale as it’s not making sales anymore. So, we need the State Government to please come to our aid and help us.” He added.

A commercial bus driver, Durojaiye Alayand also lamented stating that there is no evidence of the government’s presence in the community.

He said “I experience a lot of hardship during the rainy season, sometimes we won’t be able to enter some potholes because it’s filled with water, and this also causes damage to the vehicle whenever we drive. These roads have been damaged over a decade ago and nothing has been done to them, it has been a death trap for residents and sometimes our vehicles get faulty on the roads and we will have to drop passengers halfway to their destination.

“Many of us have children and wives at home to feed, but what we receive whenever we get home is insults from our wives whenever we fail to provide for the families who rely on us. We need the State government to please work on these roads, it’s really affecting us.

Chief Rasaq, a resident of Opelu Jafar also complained that they usually face adversity whenever it rains, as there will be a hike in prices of transport. “Most of the time, Our children do not go to school on such days.”

Another resident/seller at Abule Ijoko market, Dauda Idiat added that “Whenever it rains, our suppliers will drop our goods at a far place for us to get them there because they cannot pass these roads and before we can go to pick our goods, the vehicle we do take place much demand from us as Tfare and at the end of it all, our profit would have gone on transport.”

As of Press time, this reporter called the State commissioner of Roads and Transportation in Ogun State, but he didn’t respond to the call.

Previous Post

Motorists Lament Poor State Of Road, Seek Government’s Intervention

Next Post

Mobile Journalism: Experts hammer on professionalism and ethics

nigeriagrasrootnews

nigeriagrasrootnews

Next Post
Mobile Journalism: Experts hammer on professionalism and ethics

Mobile Journalism: Experts hammer on professionalism and ethics

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected test

  • 123 Followers
  • 23.8k Followers
  • 99 Subscribers
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
UNDERCOVER: Government Policies Of  Indiscriminate Waste Disposal Endangers Lives In Kwara State

UNDERCOVER: Government Policies Of  Indiscriminate Waste Disposal Endangers Lives In Kwara State

August 14, 2022
The Untold Narratives Of Teenage Pregnancy  On School Dropout Among Secondary school  Girls

The Untold Narratives Of Teenage Pregnancy On School Dropout Among Secondary school Girls

September 15, 2022
Special Report:  Everyday Hazard, Low Financial Support and Self-Medication: Plights of Women in Oyo Garri Producing Community

Special Report:  Everyday Hazard, Low Financial Support and Self-Medication: Plights of Women in Oyo Garri Producing Community

September 20, 2022
Press Week: AAUA NAMACOS Observes Public Lecture/ Symposium

Press Week: AAUA NAMACOS Observes Public Lecture/ Symposium

December 9, 2022
How Poor Road Condition In Port Harcourt Affects Nursing Mothers, Pregnant Women On Daily Basis

How Poor Road Condition In Port Harcourt Affects Nursing Mothers, Pregnant Women On Daily Basis

6
Celebrity Marriage: The Untold Tale of a Double-Edged Sword

Celebrity Marriage: The Untold Tale of a Double-Edged Sword

4
#BreakTheBias: An Empty Rhetoric Driving Women To Unknown Direction-

#BreakTheBias: An Empty Rhetoric Driving Women To Unknown Direction-

2
UNDERCOVER: Government Policies Of  Indiscriminate Waste Disposal Endangers Lives In Kwara State

UNDERCOVER: Government Policies Of  Indiscriminate Waste Disposal Endangers Lives In Kwara State

2
The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

June 3, 2023
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Addressing Challenges for Young Women in Journalism

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Addressing Challenges for Young Women in Journalism

June 3, 2023
If Journalism is not a calling, please use the door, experts warned.

If Journalism is not a calling, please use the door, experts warned.

May 10, 2023
AFYMP received award of recognition

AFYMP received award of recognition

May 8, 2023

Recent News

The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

June 3, 2023
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Addressing Challenges for Young Women in Journalism

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Addressing Challenges for Young Women in Journalism

June 3, 2023
If Journalism is not a calling, please use the door, experts warned.

If Journalism is not a calling, please use the door, experts warned.

May 10, 2023
AFYMP received award of recognition

AFYMP received award of recognition

May 8, 2023
Nigeria Grassroot News

Nigeria Grassroot News bring you authoritative and premium Grassroot news across Nigeria.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Apps
  • Awards and recognitions
  • Basic education
  • Business
  • Central Bank of Nigeria and the New naira notes challenges
  • Child Marriage issues in Nigeria
  • Climate Change and Flood
  • Community News
  • Disability Acts in Nigeria
  • Disability and Inclusion
  • Education
  • Election and Disability Rights in Nigeria
  • Election in Nigeria
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Exclusive report
  • Fashion
  • Financial intelligence
  • Food
  • Fraudulent money making scheme
  • Gadget
  • Gaming
  • Gender Inclusion
  • Health
  • Hinterland News
  • How sustainable Journalism is bringing changes
  • Imapct of Sustainable impact on Development
  • Infrastructural development
  • Lifestyle
  • Media Capacity development
  • Media Skill Developmet
  • Migration issues and challenges
  • Mobile
  • Money ,matter
  • Movie
  • News
  • Nigeria's politics
  • Opinion/ViewPoint
  • Politics
  • Ponzi schemes in Nigeria
  • Report Crisis
  • Report Violence
  • Reporting for Impact project
  • Review
  • Rural electrification
  • Science
  • Security and safety
  • Special report
  • Sport
  • Sport Management In Nigeria
  • Sports
  • Startup
  • Sustainable Journalism
  • Sustainable Journalism and African development
  • Sustainable Journalism and global Development
  • Tech
  • Transportation
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Under Cover
  • Water project in rural areas
  • Women Empowerment Policy in Nigeria
  • World

Recent News

The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

The Future of Food: How Technology is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop for Groceries

June 3, 2023
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Addressing Challenges for Young Women in Journalism

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Addressing Challenges for Young Women in Journalism

June 3, 2023
  • Home
  • News
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Hinterland News
  • Gender Inclusion
  • Review
  • Report Violence

All Rights Reserved © 2022 Nigeria Grassroot News

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Hinterland News
  • Gender Inclusion
  • Review
  • Report Violence

All Rights Reserved © 2022 Nigeria Grassroot News