The people of Edidi in
Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action to complete the drain project in the town.
This is contained in a statement signed by a community leader, Mr Barnabas Ibiyemi, made available to newsmen in Omu-Aran, Kwara.
The statement said that the drains channel, abandoned since two years ago, was now an eyesore.
It stated that the appeal for the completion of the project became necessary to guide against natural disaster occasion by flooding.
“The project, initiated to ensure the smooth flow of traffic and reduce incessant crashes on the highway passing through the community had constituted threat to lives and property.
“It was a thing of joy when the project was initiated about two years ago by the Federal Government through the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to guide against flooding.
“Presently, the drains project due to its abandonment had now turned the major and all link roads to death trap for the people, vehicles and building in the area.
“All the link roads from Oke-Oni to Idera is no more passable because culvert provided through communal effort had been removed by FERMA,” the statement said.
It further said that the people of the community, who were predominantly peasant farmers, were finding it difficult to convey their farm produce to the point of sale due to the bad road network.
The statement, therefore, urged the government to channel every available resource toward the completion of the project in the interest of the people of the community.