Protest: Residents Outraged as Newly Tarred Road Washes Away in Osun

After a tarmac road was washed away by rain just one day after it was completed, residents of the Aduragbemi village in Ido-Osun, Osun State, protested on Friday.


Carrying signs, the demonstrators marched through the impacted region, calling for Governor Ademola Adeleke's assistance and accusing the contractor of performing subpar job.


Since the road was wrecked by the rain within 24 hours, they claimed that the job was inappropriate.

The community's citizens also urged the state government to look into the project.
According to social media user Adekeye Moses, the road which goes from Trade Fair/Ido-Osun Junction to Adeleke Estate via Aduramigba was tarred on Wednesday, May 14, but was totally washed away following a rainfall on Thursday, May 15.

He said that “rumour has it that the road was approved to be stone-based but was instead constructed using laterite,” a cheaper and less lasting material.

The residents have requested the state government to guarantee the contractor is held accountable and that the road is restored using proper standards.

Neither state authorities nor the contractor has responded to the incident in writing as of the time of this article.

Olawale Rasheed, the governor of Osun State's spokeswoman, responded by saying that the contractor had received a question.

Rasheed further said that a statement regarding the development will be released shortly by the Ministry of Works.

"The contractor has already been questioned," he stated. A statement from the Ministry will be released shortly.