Oyintiloye seeks FG’s intervention on Ibadan-Gbongan road 

Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has appealed to the federal government to urgently fix the Ibadan-Gbongan road to avoid a total collapse.

Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), spoke with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo.

He said the road, which links Oyo, Osun and Ondo states, has become a death trap. 

He warned that continued neglect of the road could lead to severe consequences, especially during the festive period when more commuters are expected to ply the corridor.

The APC stalwart said the deplorable state of the road has led to the abandonment of one lane of the dual carriageway. 

Oyintiloye decried the inescapable crater-sized potholes on the road.

This, he said, has made the route impassable, despite it being a vital link to many south-west states.  

“I want to appeal to the federal ministry of works to urgently find a solution and fix this road,” he said. 

 “Every part of the road is almost impassible, and this is causing untold hardship for motorists travelling on it.

“In this festive season, traffic volume on the road will increase and without emergency repairs, motorists might face more hardship and insecurity.”

The ex-lawmaker said the deteriorating state of many roads across the country has become a significant strain on the economy.

“Beyond economic setbacks, the poor state of the road network has claimed countless lives in preventable accidents and exposed travellers to danger of insecurity,” he said.

Oyintiloye added that despite substantial annual budgets dedicated to road construction and maintenance, the country continues to face a persistent gap in the quality and quantity of its road infrastructure.