By Adeyinka Adeniran
Residents whose property are located around the Ibadan Circular Road Corridor on Tuesday appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde on an alleged plan to extend the corridor’s pillars beyond the approved 150 metres.
The residents, who are over ten thousand however urged the governor not to yield to the plan as being proposed.
The residents under the aegis of Ibadan Circular Road Corridor Residents (ICRCR) are scattered across various local government of the state including: Oluyole, Egbeda, Ona-Ara, Lagelu, Akinyele and Iddo.
In a statement jointly signed by the ICRCR Coordinator, Prince Niyi Fasoye and Secretary, Mr. Isiaq Jimoh, the residents said the construction of the road and rumoured extension of the corridor pillars has resulted in the death of some landlords and land ladies.
The statement read in part, “We want to appeal to Governor Makinde led administration not to extend the Circular Road beyond the already marked areas.
“We know our governor has listening ears. We want him to assist us. We have no other place we can go. We laboured so hard before putting these buildings in place. Our governor should consider us with this current economic hardship.
“Many of us have already been affected in the existing arrangement. We are now appealing to the State Government not to extend the Circular Road beyond the 150 metres.
“The affected communities in the Oluyole Local Government include Egbeda Tuba, Tech u, and Ajoda; Lagelu LG include Ejioku, Eni Osa, Arulogun, Abaoba, Kotilo, Oyagaga, Ire-Akari, Lala, Obanijesu and Aba Oyo; Egbeda LG include Ayede and Erunmu; Ona-Ara LG include Ajia, Arowojeka, Badeku, Akamo, Àba-Otun, Mesio, Odeyale, Ifesowapo, Ifetola, Omolere and Oloruntola.
“Akinyele LG include Aroro Kole, Molarere, Odo-Oba, Ibitunde, Tolatose, Olufana, Ile Ola, Eyin Olu, Oke and Salako; Ido LG are Omi-Adio, Wire & Cable, Fenwa, Elenusonso, Itesiwaju, Lariken, Inalende, Idi-Igbaro, Ogo-Oluwa, Bako, Jamoje, Lade, Olounde, Aganni, Shiba, Alayo, Isale-Alah, Akogi and Agbeni.
“Our prayer is that the state government should consider us, they should not take beyond the already”.
Recalls that former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, led administration between 2003 and 2007 had marked some lands for the construction of a Circular Road in Ibadan.
The project was not executed by the late former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala who took over from the administration of former Governor Ladoja.
It was eventually executed by the administration of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi who started the construction of the road when he was in office between 2011 and 2019.
