The Ogun Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution calling on Governor Dapo Abiodun’s government to begin urgent construction on the Kemta-Olokuta-Idi-Aba road through the Abeokuta train station.
The lawmakers said the deplorable condition of the road had affected human and vehicular movement along the axis.
They said commuters who depended on the railway as a means of transportation were particularly affected
Adegoke Adeyanju (APC-Yewa North l) moved the motion for the opening of the debate and was seconded by Olakunle Sobukanla (APC-Ikenne) during plenary.
Mr Adeyanju spoke on the deteriorating condition of the road, which connected the Prof. Wole Soyinka Train Station and some 52 communities within the Abeokuta South Local Government Area.
The lawmaker said the road had deteriorated, thereby affecting local connectivity and commercial activities in the area.
Mr Adeyanju said residents and commuters had expressed considerable concerns about the deplorable condition of the road.
He said flooding had worsened the condition of the road, making it largely impassable for vehicles.
According to him, only commercial motorcyclists managed to navigate the stretch of the road.
Other lawmakers who contributed sought the state government’s attention in addressing the road situation.
Some believed that such intervention would revitalise economic activities, enhance safety and improve the overall quality of lives of the residents.
On his part, the speaker, Oludaisi Elemide (APC-Odeda), said it had become imperative for the state government to do something about the plight of road users across the state, especially as the rainy season approached.
He said the road, when fixed, would ease human and vehicular movement.