Group issues14-day ultimatum for PWC rehabilitation of LG Secretariat’s road

A non-governmental organization, Centre for Democracy and Infrastructure Development has given the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) a 14-day ultimatum to rehabilitate the access road that leads to the Agege Local Government secretariat 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 organization held over at the weekend.

Shodimu said that the deplorable state of the road constitutes an embarrassment to the community and the state in general.

“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 organization 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”.
According to the statement, Public Works Corporation’s nonchalant attitude towards the road rehabilitation is causing untold hardship to commuters and motorists in the area. “We have resolved in our organization to hold any government agency responsible for the neglect to task and in this case, the Public Works Corporation is liable and we will not take it lightly with them,”.

“We are therefore giving the corporation 14 days to start work on the road rehabilitation or face massive protest from the people of Agege.” He reiterated.