An appeal has gone to Kwara State Government to direct Ministry of Works and Transport to reconstruct and expand damaged bridges across the state to halt flood related accidents
This was part of the resolutions of the House after considering a Matter of General Public Importance titled “Expansion, Reconstruction and Barricades of some bridges in across the state” raised by Jimoh Ali-Yusuf representing Ilorin East Constituency
Ali-Yusuf specifically identified Sobi-Akanlabi-Abatoir bridge as a death trap that has led to loss lives including a Popular Islamic Scholar, Shaikh Abdulganeey Zul Nurain- Aboto
Some Lawmakers in their contributions, Abdulrazaq Owolabi representing Share Oke-Ode Constituency and Olumide Awolola of Isin Constituency cautioned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse drainages and advocated persistent inspection of bridges during dry season to ascertain the ones to be reconstructed to guard against flood
Reading the resolutions of the House, Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Salihu tasked Ministry of Works to install roads signs, barricades in the affected roads and urged Kwarans to be safety cautious to prevent disaster
As reported by Royal FM correspondent, Olarotimi Oshin, the House also received the report of Auditor General For Local Governments in the General Purpose Financial Statements Cash Basis of the Sixteen Local Governments in Kwara State for the year Twenty Twenty-One and referred to House Committee on Public Accounts for further legislative action
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