Landlords Committee of Sunny Ojugboh Street, has decried the deplorable condition of their road behind MTD Agbor, in Ika south local government srea of Delta State.
The landlords who spoke to newsmen over the weekend said the bad state of the road had caused residents untold hardship.
They explained that the Sunny Ojugboh road which according to the Landlords has been neglected for a very long time by the state government, was a major route that could help to reduce the incessant accident along Obi Ikenchuku road to college junction, particularly at the Alihami junction, as the said Sunny Ojugboh street has a direct link from Benin/Asaba expressway to Alihami community.
A leader of the Landlords Committee, Dcn. Morgan Agbolahor, further explained that commercial activities in the area have been affected due to the poor state of the road, adding that their condition gets worsened whenever there is downpour.
He said, “we the members of the Landlord association has contributed funds many times to carry out palliative measure on the road which later ended as a wasted effort and our appealed to the state government through some personalities in government, has been to no avail.
“Painfully, this area is more populated but has never felt government presence.
“We ones heard that some people came to take measurements of the road but never returned for the project for over a long time. Now the rain has driven us inside our houses as it becomes very difficult for us to use the road during or after rain fall.”
“So whatever that will give a lasting solution, we so plead to government to come to our aid,” Dcn. Agbolahor added.
Another Landlord of the street, Mr. Okoh Ndidi, who said he met a workable association when he moved into Sunny Ojugboh street 10 years ago, pointed out that tenants have started vacating the area as no sign of hope was coming despite their effort to make the road habitable, acknowledging that residents swims through pool of flood to gain entrance into their houses.
“We can not use our vehicles again and the motorcyclists would not want to come to the street because of the bad state of the road.
“We are begging the Smart Governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, to come to our aid, because there is nothing other communities which their roads are being tarred are doing that we in Sunny Ojugboh are not doing. He should please help us to enable us feel the impact of his progressive government,” he said.
