Osun declares zero potholes on roads


As part of efforts to ensure convenience for motorists, Osun State government has declared zero potholes policy on all the major roads across the state.

Special Adviser on Works and Transport,  Hussein Olaniyan disclosed this while fielding questions from Journalists in his office in Osogbo.

Olaniyan said the state through Osun Road Maintenance Agency, ORMA will leave no stone unturned in carrying out its responsibilities of maintaining both the local and state roads for easy movement of the people.

While x-raying the effort of the government to the maintenance of the roads in the state, he said the present administration took precautionary measures in forestalling incessant damaging of the roads particular in the affected roads.

He noted that the government under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola swung into action in repairing the affected roads so that the people of the area can move freely.

”You could recalled that the heavy downpour in the state last year wrecked a lot of havoc on our roads, take for instance the Otan Ayegbaju road, the rain have washed away the surface of the road which resulted to the road being in a deplorable stage, immediately we assumed office, we swung into actions by quickly putting the road in a shape that would be motorable”

Olaniyan who attributed the incessant damaging of our roads to negligence of people who usually burn tires on the roads in the name of staging protest said, the tire being burnt on the road will weaken the asphalt and result to potholes.

He however cautioned people to stay away from burning tires on the road or repairing damaged vehicle on the road so that the roads will be properly maintained.

He also warned people who usually block the road for merriment to desist from doing so for the sake of longevity of the roads.

“We also need to educate our people and seriously warn them not to be blocking our drainage and roads, they should know that all these properties belong to all of us, they should stop burning tires on the road and also stop blocking the roads for merriment sake, all these attitude constitute damages to our roads and our health as well”.

He said efforts is in top gear to clear all the drainages to ensure free flow of waters during the rainy season so that the surface of the roads will not be washed away.

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