We are only relevant 9 days to 2018 election, Iwo react to Aregbesola’s promise to rehabilitate Iwo-Osogbo road

Nine days to the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Infoprations has discovered that 32% of the 77 comments mined to understand Iwo indigenes’ reactions to the announcement that the rehabilitation of Iwo-Osogbo road will commence very soon are not favourable to Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Few hours ago, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the city, posted on his social media handle that he sought Governor’s audience on the need to extend the rehabilitation to Anwar Islam Middle School through the city’s Roundabout to Kaara Junction, a popular abattoir in the city.

“Last week Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola made a pledge that Iwo township road that runs from New Garage Junction through Roundabout to Odo0-Ori will be repaired. And I met with him the following day and requested that he should include Anwar Islam Middle School through Round about to Kaara Junction. He agreed. Work has now started on the roads. I know that our agitation for the growth of Iwoland will be achieved by God's grace,” Alao Olabisi Kamoru, a former Executive Chairman of Iwo Local Council said.

The post which attracted 88 comments was considered by followers as late for the ruling party to get maximum votes from the Iwoland. Further analysis shows that Honourable Alao was commended more than Governor Aregbesola while majority believe that the ruling party will not win in the city, saying the city has been neglected for the years and that the road is being considered few days to the election.

Oluwo, inspecting the road rehabilitation in 2016

“Kudos to the Mr. Governor, this is time of currying the favour of the people. We are only useful during election period. We can never be deceived in Iwo by Ogbeni Aregbesola again. In short, Iwo people are solidly behind Alhaji Adeoti Moshood Olalekan of the Action Democratic Party. It can never be possible for All Progressives Congress to win one electoral ward in Iwo,” Aremu Abiola, a follower pointed out.

In 2016, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi of Iwo land initiated the rehabilitation of the long abandoned 44-kilometre Osogbo-Iwo-Ibadan road, saying he could not allow his people to suffer for passing through the road. Three years later, he appealed to the Federal Government to rescue the city by reconstructing the road. This appeal yielded the desire result during recent visit to Osun State by the Professor Yemi Osinbajo, promising the reconstruction of the road.