IEYDA Urges Immediate Government Intervention Over Deadly Okoolowo Expressway Accidents
Youths from Ilorin, under the Ilorin Emirate Youths Development Association (IEYDA), conducted a visit to Okoolowo Expressway to demand urgent government action, including the construction of a flyover, as part of ongoing advocacy to prevent further loss of lives.
Speaking to journalists during the visit, IEYDA President Alhaji Muhammad Uthman Jagunmo revealed that the association had previously written to the Presidency, the Minister of Works, and the National Assembly to highlight the recurring road accidents at the Okoolowo axis, which claim lives almost weekly.
Just Event Online TV reports, Before coming here, we had written to the Presidency, the Minister of Works, and the National Assembly to inform them about the frequent loss of lives due to incessant accidents. We have also received an acknowledgment letter in response," he said.
The youths also expressed their support for the efforts of key stakeholders including the Kwara State Governor, Senator Saliu Mustapha; Rep. Yinka Aluko; Rep. Muktar Shagaya; and others who have, in one way or another, appealed to the Federal Government for a flyover to be constructed to safeguard lives and property.
Alhaji Bola, the Public Relations Officer of the Okoolowo Joint Community Associations, also spoke during the visit. He commended IEYDA for their resilience and highlighted the broader security concerns affecting the area.
"We appreciate IEYDA for their resilience. I'd like to point out that we are not only facing accidents from vehicles and trailers-at night, thieves also rob commuters. We implore the government to direct transport unions and traders here at Okoolowo to follow road setback rules," he said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Al-Hikmah University Abdulazeez Uthman CELF Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman Wole Oke Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Tunji Olawuyi Bayo Ojo TIC International Aviation College Isiaka Oniwa Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Wahab Issa Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment Share Monthly Sanitation Exercise Falokun-Oja Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Awodun John Kehinde Salako Kwara Bukola Ajikobi Amos Sayo ASKOMP Kwha.gov.ng V.O. Abioye Maryam Nurudeen Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Kuliyan Geri John Mayokun Dada Ola Falade AbdulRahman Saad Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Olaosebikan Wasiu Odewale Ileloke Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke Daud Adeshola Mohammed Danjuma Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Alfa Belgore AbdulQowiy Olododo Nigeria Computer Society Offorjama Ishak Mohammed Sabi Lawal Arinola Kudirat Clement Yomi Adeboye Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege Aliyu Adebayo Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Balikis Jawondo Isaac Gbenle Joseph Daudu Ilorin East Kwarareports.com Ado Bayero Yusuf Mubarak Admiralty Villa Kisra Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao Iqra Books Durbar Festival Fatimoh Lawal Baba-Isale Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh Kunbi Titiloye Ahmed Saidu Rufai Metro Park Quareeb Islamic Association KWATMA Simeon Sule Ajibola Olatunji Ibrahim Omu Aran Jani Ibrahim

