Lisa community groans over deplorable road

The Olu of Lisa kingdom, Oba Oladele Odugbemi has called on the state government to embrace grassroots infrastructural programme that would aid development in the state.
Oba Odugbemi gave the call in his address at the maiden edition of Irewolede Area CDC/ Community day, Lisa in Ifo local government area of Ogun state. The monarch emphasised that the call became necessary because it remains the only way to achieve a desired and robust economic development in the country, particularly in Ogun state.
Lisa Community according to the monarch has been under siege due to the deplorable road since it was constructed in 2006 and later washed away by heavy rain thereby causing suffering, agony and neglect to the people of the area.
Oba Odugbemi appealed to the state government to rescue Lisa from total neglect so as not to be cut off from other communities in the state.
The royal father commended the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for his relentless efforts in ensuring the state moves forward in terms of development, thereby called on the state government to consider Lisa road to enhance the development of the community.
The state commissioner for culture and tourism, Mrs Adijat Oladapo-Adeleye pointed out that the deplorable Lisa road was inherited from the past administration expressing her regret on the bad road.
Mrs Oladapo- Adeleye noted that the suffering and groaning of the people in the community occasioned by the bad road was due to the neglect of past administration’s lack of maintenance culture. She assured the people of the area that the present administration would interject the road with the on- going Sango – Ota – Ijoko- Lambe Ojodu/ Abiodun- Alagbole road under construction.
On the state of memorial arcade in Lisa, Mrs Oladapo- Adeleye said that Lisa Community was one of the tourist attractions in the state, assuring of state government Public Private Partnership to resuscitate the memorial arcade.
While the chairman of Ifo local government, Mrs Kikelomo Delano in her keynote address appreciated the efforts of Olu of Lisa kingdom for his personal efforts and contributions towards the development of Lisa town.
Mrs Delano assured the monarch that Prince Dapo Abiodun led- administration would soon extend the infrastructure project to the community to forster more development.
Speaking earlier, the chairman of Irewolede Area CDC, Lisa, Mr Akinsola Sunday in his welcome address called on the state government to quickly attend to the deplorable road to avoid further loss of innocent lives in the area and to also promote commercial activities.