The Kishi-Kiama Road, a highway which connected several agrarian communities in both Kwara and Oyo States, still remains a death trap despite the approval of N27billion awarded for its construction by the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government nine months ago. The road, which has been in poor condition for decades, is constantly a source of frustration for commuters, particularly traders and farmers who use the route to conduct food business and carry agricultural goods from rural to urban regions.
July 4, 2023
The residents of the community thought the Nigerian government was ready to listen to their age-long wailing when the state government said the Federal Government had approved N27billion for the construction of Kishi-Kiama Road in the state. “The Kishi-Kaiama road is very important for the whole of the country because of the volume of trade in farm produce,” Ajakaye had said in the statement which was released to the public in October 2022.
He said, “The road has been there for decades. We grew up and met the road in a very bad shape. Government comes, government goes. But the road has been there for decades without any attention. We have been complaining as the road is affecting the communities badly in terms of economic activities. 99% of these communities are farmers and without good roads, there is nothing we can do.”
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