Ogun community berates govt for abandoning MFM road for years

Residents of Magboro community in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have decried the deplorable state of the road connecting the community to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

They accused the state government of abandoning the underpass to the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry, which had fixed the road many times due to its closeness to the church’s campground.

The road, which is under the Magboro Bridge, serves as a thoroughfare connecting the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the MFM church and Magboro community.

Our correspondent, who visited the area on Monday, observed as vehicles and trucks meander through the water-lodged potholes that dotted the road.

Motorists lamented that the bad portions were damaging their vehicles.

A car owner, who identified himself simply as Femi, said, “We want government intervention on this road.  We cannot continue like this. Since the beginning of the rainy season, plying the road has become a problem. The potholes have also become bigger to the point that some of them have now turned to ditches.”

Another motorist, who beckoned on our correspondent while he took pictures of the road, said, “I hope you people are ready to fix this road. Please make it fast. It is taking longer and getting worse by the day.”

A resident, Ridwan Akanle, who runs a business centre in the area, said MFM used to fix the road.

He said, “The church has been responsible for patching this road for a long time. They fix it from the stretch of their gate down to the end of the bridge here. But they stopped after the COVID-19 pandemic made them stop hosting large gatherings. They have also moved their headquarters from here to Lagos.”

Another resident, who simply identified himself as Tunji, said the state government was to blame for the deplorable condition of the road.

“The Ogun State Government has relaxed concerning this road. It should not be left to MFM alone,” he added. Punch