Group Gives Public Works Corporation 14-day Ultimatum To Rehabilitate Agege LG Secretariat Road
A
non-governmental organisation, Centre for Democracy and Infrastructure
Development has given the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) a
14-day ultimatum to rehabilitate the road infront of the secretariatof
Agege Local Government or face mass protest.
The
call was made in a statement signed by the National Coordinator of the
group, Arc. Lanre Shodimu after the emergency meeting of the
organisation which took place at the weekend.
"We
are constrained to issue this statement because the road is becoming a
huge embarrassment to the state government in general and Agege Local
Government in particular.
"Investigations
have revealed that the local government had sent save-our-soul messages
to the corporation but the agency had not responded to any neither has
the road been rehabilitated," the statement said.
The
organisation stated further that it was aware that the local government
wrote on 6 September, 2018 practically begging for the rehabilitation
of the road by the agency. "This letter was personally signed by the LG
Chairman, Hon Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi. This was not responded to. Another
letter signed by the Council Manager, Mr Esan Olufemi on 3 December 2018
was equally not responded to," the organisation said.
According
to the statement, Public Works Corporation's non-challant attitude
towards the road rehabilitation is causing untold hardship to commuters
and motorists in the area. "We have resolved in our organisation to hold
any government agency responsible forthe neglect to task and in this
case, the Public Works Corporation is liable and we will not take it
lightly with them," the statement added.
"We
are therefore giving the corporation 14 days to start work on the road
rehabilitation or face massive protest from the people of Agege.
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