The Osun State government has temporarily shut down the new
Lameco flyover in Osogbo after it developed structural defects barely three
weeks after it was inaugurated.
Reports indicate that one lane of the bridge has been closed
after a section failed in the early hours of Friday following a downpour.
The incident triggered a heated exchange between the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and the Accord Party as videos circulated on social
media showing visible cracks on the road.
The APC, in a statement by Kola Olabisi, its director of
media and information, expressed surprise that the structure developed cracks
just weeks after its inauguration amid fanfare.
According to NAN, the party described the incident as
evidence that projects executed by the current administration are substandard.
The APC called on the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE),
the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), and other
professional bodies to conduct integrity tests on the flyover in the interest
of public safety.
‘ACTS OF SABOTAGE’
However, in a statement by Victor Akande, its state
chairman, the Accord Party alleged that a portion of the flyover was vandalised
by members of the APC.
The party claimed it had received credible reports of a
disturbing pattern of vandalism targeting public infrastructure across the
state.
“These acts are not ordinary criminal activities but appear
to be part of a calculated attempt by desperate elements in the opposition APC
to undermine and discredit the achievements of the current administration ahead
of the governorship election,” the statement reads.
Accord said the alleged acts were aimed at creating a false
impression of government failure.
“These acts of sabotage are strongly condemned. Those
responsible should note that public infrastructure belongs to the people of
Osun, not any political party,” the statement added.
“The destruction of roads, public facilities, streetlights
and other government assets is an attack on the collective interest of citizens
and will not deter the governor from delivering dividends of democracy.”
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