The Pathfinder
Monday July 28, 2025
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Some residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have demonstrated against extension of already marked lands meant for construction of Circular Road.
The residents during a peaceful protest at the entrance of Oyo State Government Secretariat on Monday appealed to the government not to extend the Circular Road beyond the already marked areas.
The protesters, who are mostly from Akinyele Local Government Area, noted that many people had already been affected in the existing arrangement.
They paraded placards with inscriptions such as ‘150 meters is enough’, ‘150 metres is enough for Circular Road’ and ‘Our people are dying on a daily basis’.
The residents appealed to the state government not to extend the Circular Road beyond the 150 metres.
Ismail Qamardeen Abimbola, who spoke on behalf of the protesters, noted that residents of many communities in the local government area are already panicking over the planned extension.
He said, “We are here to appeal to the government to consider us on the issue of the corridor they want to embark upon.
“I am from Akinyele Local Government Area. Many villages and communities are involved, these communities include Solalu, Alagbede, Olukitibi, Akinwande, Akinlawon, Omilabu, Aba Odo, Aba Ido, Ido Omo, Ori Oke, Oke Ola, Olowoogbo, Olohungba, Ade Owu, Asaaju and many villages.There are still many other communities that this corridor is involved.
“Our prayer is that the government should consider us, they should not to take beyond the already marked areas because many people have died while alive already on the previous 150 meters they have already marked. It is too much. We are here to appeal to the state government.”
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