Erosion: Kwara residents, traders decry impassable roads, seek govt intervention

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Residents and business owners in Ero Omo-Kilanko-Biada community in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to ...

Residents and business owners in Ero Omo-Kilanko-Biada community in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to urgently rehabilitate their deteriorating road, warning that severe erosion and deep gullies are threatening residential buildings, disrupting businesses and making transportation increasingly difficult.

The residents, who spoke with journalists, lamented that the deplorable condition of the road had rendered it almost impassable to motorists and commercial motorcyclists, forcing some vehicle owners to abandon their cars and use alternative routes to access their homes.

They also called for the construction of adequate drainage channels to control erosion and prevent further damage to properties along the road.

Temitope Olayemi, a businessman, said the condition of the road had adversely affected commercial activities in the community, as vehicles and motorcycles could no longer move freely.

“We are not happy with the condition of this road because it affects so many things, especially those of us who have businesses here. Vehicles and motorcycles can no longer ply the road conveniently.

“Our businesses are suffering because of this situation. We are appealing to the government to come to our assistance by rehabilitating the road,” he said.

Similarly, Tosin Araoye, a businesswoman, described the situation as frustrating, explaining that poor accessibility had disrupted the supply of essential commodities, particularly sachet water, to her shop.

According to her, distributors now drop their products along the expressway because their vehicles cannot access the community, forcing traders to transport the goods manually to their shops.

“Vehicles no longer come into the community to supply water to us. They drop the water by the expressway, and we have to go there and carry it on our heads down to our shops.

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