The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has tackled Governor Ademola Adeleke over the recently constructed road in Aduramigba community, Ido-Osun area of the state, which was reportedly damaged by rain after completion.
The APC said in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kola Olabisi, on Wednesday that it had consistently warned that the Adeleke-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration lacked the capacity to drive the development of Osun State.
It would be recalled that residents of Aduragbemi community in Ido-Osun, staged a protest last Friday after the tarred road was washed away by rainfall just one day after its completion.
The protesters had carried placards and marched through the affected area, accusing the contractor of executing substandard work and demanding the intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
They had complained that the work was unacceptable as the road did not last 24 hours before the rain destroyed it.
According to the APC statement, “Osun State is currently undergoing one of its most precarious moments in history.
“The state’s developmental progress has suffered tremendously under the minimalist and ineffective administration of Governor Adeleke for over two years now.”
It said that nearly every sector in the state has felt the impact of allegedly vindictive and incompetent approach to governance, asserting that “one cannot give what he does not have.”
“If Governor Adeleke isn’t undermining the judiciary — as seen in his unconstitutional attempt to remove the Chief Judge of the state — he’s disrespecting traditional rulers, as witnessed in his mismanagement of the enthronement disputes in Ikirun, Iree, and Igbajo, which the courts are now reversing,” Olabisi said.
According to the APC, the road from the Trade Fair Complex to Ido-Osun Junction through Adeleke Estate and Aduramigba, was tarred on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, but was washed away after rainfall on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
“It is disheartening that such a critical project was executed using laterite instead of the approved stone base, revealing the level of substandard practices under this administration,” Olabisi said.
He called on the state government to reveal the identity of the contractor, investigate the incident, and ensure that proper reconstruction is carried out using standard materials.
The APC urged Osun residents to be cautious of ongoing government projects, warning that the use of substandard materials and incompetent contractors could pose serious risks to lives and property.
“We have been proven right in our earlier claims that contracts for major infrastructure projects were awarded to unqualified individuals, including fertiliser dealers, who have no expertise in construction,” the statement said.
It had been reported that Governor Adeleke directed a probe into the alleged shoddy execution of the road project in the Aduramigba Community, Ido-Osun area of the state.
Adeleke’s directive came after members of the community held a peaceful protest on Friday over the quality of work done on the 4.76-kilometre road that passes through the area.
