Corps Member Helped Fix a Ruined Road in Kwara
A corps member identified as Obinna Gabriel has been celebrated on social media for spearheading advocacy that brought about change in a community This is as Obinna shared how he arrived at Ayegbami community, Kwara for his NYSC and was moved to learn that their road is inaccessible as well as in a bad shape He took it upon himself to get it fixed by writing to organizations and eventually got the attention of the community's representative in the House of Reps.
Obinna Gabriel's name will surely be on the lips of the people of Ayegbami community in Kwara state for a long time. The corps member inspired a change in the community by ensuring their dilapidated road was fixed. Sharing the remarkable feat on Twitter, the young man said when he arrived at the community he learnt that the ruined road was their biggest challenge.
Obinna stated that he was also told erosion on the road had claimed the lives of two kids, closed businesses and affected other activities. It was at that point he decided to take their pains as his NYSC project.
Obinna said he wrote to organizations, media houses and the commissioner of works of the locality. His advocacy got to the ears of the community's representative at the House of Reps.
The reps member then included it in his constituency budget for 2021 after reaching out to Obinna. Months later, the road now wears a new look.
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