Oyo: Motorists stranded as residents protest road extension

Makinde

Motorists were stranded on Monday when thousands of the affected residents of the Ibadan Circular Road Corridor project took to the streets of the state capital to stage a peaceful protest.

The protesters, carrying placards, banners, and posters, arrived at the end of the Ibadan-Ife road at about 10am, causing a gridlock in the area.

The protesters also blocked other major roads, sending a signal to the Oyo State Government to drive home their intentions, while some were gathering at the state secretariat.

They later marched on through Idi-Ape to join their counterparts at the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, where the protest peaked.

Our correspondent observed that the arrival of the protesters led to a temporary shutdown of the secretariat as the protesters were denied access, while visitors and those who had business interests suffered delays till the protest ended.

One of the protesters, Akeem Olaiya, said, “We are law-abiding citizens. You can see that our protest is peaceful. What we need is very simple, it’s just for the Oyo State Government to maintain the 150 metres already marked by former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, now the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.” Punch