Following the persistent rains and attendant floods, residents of Ugbor community, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the Ugbor-Amagba road.
The residents, who made the call during a protest at the weekend, lamented that the road had become a nightmare for motorists and traders.
They noted that several vehicles had broken down on the 5.1 kilometre road due to years of neglect.
Some of them said motorists and shop owners no longer received patronage from customers, who claim that they could no longer access the area.
One of them, Felix Emore, stated, “We have actually become internally displaced persons. We think it has come to a time when the government really needs to intervene.”
According to them, residents in some neighbouring communities, through their respective chairmen, had carried out palliative measures.
Such efforts, however, did not last for long due to the busy nature of the road.
One of the residents and a youth chairman in the area, Joshua Edo, said, “Ugbor-Amagba road is worsening every day. I want to use this opportunity to beg the government to assist us with the road.”
Another resident, who identified himself as Honest described the road as a “death trap” adding that the solution was one that could not be provided by the residents alone.
“The road has become a death trap. The road links us to other communities; it is a major road. We cannot do the road on our own. So, we are appealing fix it for us,” he said.
Source: Punchng.com
