Like most Government Reservation Areas (GRA) in Nigeria - GRA, Benin city is where top government officials, senior civil servants, captains of industry, powerful industrialists, politicians, top bankers and other high-net-worth Edo state residents live.

The Edo State Government House is also located there .

Some famous streets in GRA, Benin city include Reservation Road, Boundary Road, Ihama Road, Akhionbare, Adesuwa Road and Osadebey Avenue, etc.

Sadly, most of these roads are in a terrific state of disrepair.

Currently, some of the roads, or a significant section of these roads, in Benin GRA have been completely abandoned by motorists. This is because floodwater typically concentrate on some of the bad portions of these roads, making motoring quite tasking.

Residents of the location laments about how their cries over the years have fallen on the deaf ears of successive Edo state governments. They claim that their lamentations date as far back as the Lucky Igbinedion-led administration.

Quite noticeable on these roads are the complete absence of drainage systems on the streets and roads in GRA, Benin city.

GRA, Benin is also home to several of the state's most upscale hotels, schools, commercial ventures, etc.  These enterprises represent some of the most taxed commercial enterprises in Edo state.

GRA Benin city is located in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state.

Evbareke Jenkins Osunde is the Chairman of Oredo Local Government Council.

The Governor of Edo state is Godwin Obaseki.

Chaii

It is indeed an aberration and an eyesore because I live here.

It amazes me how people think they can develop a place with no drainage network in place. Heaping investments for flood to damage.

God will punish oshimole so after putting Edo state in dept campaigning for Buhari so that the lifeless president can install his puppet obaseki.

He'll rot and die in jail when atiku wins 2019

Edo state is a mess right now because of the huge debt profile of the state courtesy of Adams Oshiomole!

The state government can do little in terms of infrastructural development because of the financial mess Adams Oshiomole plunged Edo state into with little or nothing to show for it!

The present governor cannot cry out(for now) because of his loyalty to Oshiomole and his second term ambition.

I love my country but I'm ashamed of our leaders!

http://dailypost.ng/2016/09/23/oshiomholes-lies-exposed-edo-state-heavily-indebted-pastor-ize-iyamu/

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/03/20/232m-edo-debt-worries-opposition-party/amp/

https://scannewsnigeria.com/news/edos-debt-burden-the-irony-of-governor-obasekis-lamentation/

https://www.naija.ng/977681-check-nigerian-states-owing-1-84bn.html

We're working on it.. The past past administration looted the money meant for that road.... But presently.... We will work on it.

Thanks for your observation

Oshi-omoh-OLE

Oshi-omoh-OLE was a two-term governor abi?
Obaseki has been governor for 2yrs abi?

Watch as they blame PDP for this one

Guy you don see Lagos roads before ?

Or better sef go osun state , you go see pothole you go think say na volcano


Sourcing for books and course materials was a stress , we just thank God for threads like This One Here Selling Ebooks cheaply we didn't have such luxury in our time

Oshiomole has contributed his quota during his time. It is left for the present Edo State Government to do their part.

Osho dey Abuja dey flex him life, una dey here dey worry una self.

This road still fine nah

Really. That's my home and I lived in GRA. The roads were not in that manner while Oshiomole was governor. Barely two years now I have been out of naija and I am shocked to see this.

That ugly governor will claim to be working and go sleeping on international meetings.... This guy never know say him surpose work pass Oshiomole... Good he isn't owing workers sha

this road still good.. plenty lagos road worst pass this na

Can i say something?

And APC has been ruling this state for 10 years and counting!

Not only GRA , Benin Agbor road also inclusive.

And Oshimole is walking free. That man deceived us whe he was NLC chairman. He should be arrested and buried alive

Lol

GRA in Benin


Looks like a "slum" in uyo

This is one reason you should not buy a used vehicle from Benin City. The roads would have finished the life in the vehicle and what you buy may just be a vehicle ready to give up the little life in it. I repeat DO NOT buy a used vehicle from Benin city if you need peace of mind.

Infrastructural decay is an unending problem in southern naija. Even the Lagos that ppl are making so much noise about, home city to the Minister of Works is currently a pile of shit even with all the trillions in revenue.

Governments take entire tenures to construct a 100km stretch of road, and then it takes only 1year before it breaks down.

Where would our salvation come from?

What's special about GRA ? Let's all suffer together. Nobody should be spared in this big man or small.

Benin is worse than this.
Someone gave state allocation to IIara Oshiomhole.

nosiebaba:
It amazes me how people think they can develop a place with no drainage network in place. Heaping investments for flood to damage.

U made sense with this comment, it's a pity though, GRA has no drainage at all

damn! its so amazing how Oshiomole! sarrki and butterflyleo who couldnt fix thier own backyards want to fix Nigeria!

What do you expect when the present Governor has slept and abandoned his duties.

GRA? In this country, we abuse the meaning of things


This afternoon, I've been riding to fp on autojosh's back like...

APC is working...

The 16 Years of PDP looting is still what is affecting Edo State, where ACN/APC has anly govern the state for 11 years.

Chai!! One chance.

The government of this country has not offered us anything l, neither have they done anything tangible for us. But still most youth are killing themselves for this selfish politicians...

Ok

This one na bad road? come and see bad roads in Lagos.