Residents of Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA are kicking against what they term as last minute election runs by the Commissioner for Tourist, Arts and Culture, Hon. Pharm. Uzamat Akibile Yusuf, over grading of roads in area.
In a memo shared with Freelanews, it was claimed that the grading of these roads was to make ‘life more meaningful to the entire community’ as promised by the commissioner during a previous meeting she had with Community Development Council of the LCDA, comprising CDA leaders, CDC, at Ajasa Town Hall, but the residents thought otherwise.
According to the details of the memo forwarded by the joint community development association chairman of Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA, the commissioner will only be providing the trucks for purchase of gravels needed for the project, while interested CDAs would buy the gravels. Not only that, the CDC would facilitate the exercise and provide the logistics required for the programme.
Read the unedited memo below:
IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!!
Sir/Ma,
TREAT AS URGENT
Commissioner for Tourist, Arts and Culture, Hon. Pharm. Uzamat Akibile Yusuf embark on grading of roads in Agbado Oke-odo LCDA
The program will be as follows:
Trucks for purchase of gravel will be provided by the Commissioner.
The CDA’s that are interested would buy the needed gravel for the program.
The CDC would facilitate the exercise and provide the logistics required for the program
Each CDA should indicate how many trucks of gravel required on Monday, February 13, 2023 so as to enable CDC commence planning for the program immediately.
The Grader would be available for Wednesday, February 15, 2023 and Thursday, February 16, 2023 for the program.
This is a further confirmation of the Hon. Commissioner determination to make life more meaningful to entire community and in a bid to make Agbado Oke-odo roads more accessible to citizens as promised by her during the last CDC meeting at Ajasa Town Hall
The grading was to reshape and comp
Aside from seeing the offer as ridiculous, many questioned the propriety of such project when the election is just few days away.
One responded, “With due respect, this measure sounds very funny. This kind of 11th hour service and panicky measure cannot help the communities.”
Many CDA chairmen claimed the message was broadcast to them late last night around 11.44pm, which means the supposed project will hold for two days beginning from Wednesday this week.
“I am seriously annoyed and provoked,” another anonymous resident pained.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
