IBARAPA UPDATE

Sunday 13 November 2011

Ajimobi Approves Repair of Roads in Idere, Ayete, others

The Oyo state Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has approved the repair of Idere-Ayete, Tapa and Igboora secretariat roads in the second phase of his administration’s road rehabilitation programme.

According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on media, Festus Adedayo, stated that the roads in Ibarapa region would be rehabilitated along side with 23 others in the state.

Adedayo, who noted that the roads in the state before the emergence of the Ajimobi administration were horrible, pointed out that the road rehabilitation was aimed at changing the face of the state and improving its economy.

He said, “It would be recalled that 16 roads had earlier been rehabilitated across the state in the first phase of the programme. But this phase would cover Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Saki and Ibarapa zones and would be handled by both the state and local governments simultaneously.”

Adedayo said that the roads to be executed by the state government would be handled by the state Road Maintenance Agency (OSROMA) and some contractors adding that the OSTROMA had already mobilized equipment to site and had begun the initial exercise of road rehabilitation.

Consequently, he said that the Ministry of Works had been directed to call for bidding from contractors for the roads that fall in the category of those that were too massive for OSTROMA, so as to facilitate prompt execution of the projects.

The governor’s spokesman said other roads that will be repaired includes: Idi-Odo-Felele Straight Junction, Bere-Mapo-Idi Arere-Bode-Molete Road,Amunigun-Lebanon Avenue, Bere-Oranyan-Olomi Phase I, Bere-Isale Alfa—Beiyerunka-Adeoti, Gate-Oke Adu-Ode Aje-Aremo-Orita Aperin Junction and Eleiyele-Ijokodo Junction-Poly Junction-Sango, Adelabu Shopping Complex Junction-Odo Ona Elewe Junction-Apata-Challenge-Express, all within Ibadan metropolis.

“Owode-Afin Road, Bode Ogbomoso (School of Survey)-Adikuta-Palace Road, Iseyin-Ibadan-Oyo Road to Okeho Road Junction (Oyo zone); Town Hall-Isale Tab Others include Owode-Afin Road, Bode Ogbomoso (School of Survey)-Adikuta-Palace Road, Iseyin-Ibadan-Oyo Road to Okeho Road Junction (Oyo zone); Town Hall-Isale Taba-Oke Taba-Shaki West Local Government Junction (Saki zone); Apake-Agbonyin Road, Isale Afon-Ebenezer Road, Take-Sabo Road (Ogbomoso zone) and Idere-Ayete/Tapa road, Ibarapa Central Secretariat (Igboora)-Idere Road (Ibarapa zone).

a-Oke Taba-Shaki West Local Government Junction (Saki zone); Apake-Agbonyin Road, Isale Afon-Ebenezer Road, Take-Sabo Road (Ogbomoso zone).

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Chinua Achiebe wrote thing fall apart but to our best of knowledge without exaggerating situations, things are not only apart in Ibarapa but rather down to the earth. Let us leave alone arguments but face realities, from Igangan, highlight at Tapa, take a critical look at Ayete, a glance of Idere is enough, take pain to walk through Igboora, come down to Eruwa, and finally, view the length and breadth of Lanlate.

Wait a bit, take a deep breath, cast back your mind to the great records of Ibarapa land, make a contrast with the present disunity and answer this question- How far have we gone?

Where is the value we attribute to our character and integrity that secured the Ibarapa’s councilor seat to the late Chief Mokolade Gbolagunte an independent candidate against the late Akinyemi Senior of the famous Action Group (AG) political party? We have lost it to money politics, connection to party leadership, godfatherism and hegemonic faction or clique.

History recorded that Ibarapa people believe, the only thing that stimulates the heart is education and the same determines the kind of society they want to build. But now, education suddenly turns to taboo to our youths while parents fold their arms or even snoring, watching education shifting from bad to worst like the abnormal curve of economics.

Principals testify in churches and mosques when a student out of eighty had five credits, while a child that goes home with two credits in Yoruba and one other subject eat the fattest piece of meat in the family’s pot. We are celebrating failure, yet we fast and pray for all to be well.

The social world is absorbent, Baba Ijebu becomes the escape route for the jobless youths and the starving elders. Teenage pregnancy increase rapidly; we still spend lavishly, celebrating the arrival of the sinless baby to an unspeakable suffering.

Where can will go for rescue? Mosque is under lock over leadership tussle, we are not certain of what is obtainable in churches, traditionalists cannot say much truth for belly sake.

We changed government but the corrupt system remain firm. Trust in the traditional rulers is dying over political and personal interest. What can will do to restore this lost glory? Becomes a hard riddle to solve.

A stitch in time safes nine is the chorus we need to sing to the ears of our political, traditional and religious leaders in Ibarapaland. Our parents cannot be left out of this transformation campaign because charity beings at home. Let us also sing same song to all Ibarapa youths from the East, Central to North, even to those in Diaspora`.

If the land goes on with its glory dwindling, it is our fault. Likewise the greatness it is yours and mine responsibility. Its time for all sons and daughter of the soil to arise and contribute his/her quota to lift up Ibarapaland and make our people prosperous again. Let make OUR PEOPLE OUR DEVELOPMENT the watchword.