A thread commenced on Twitter by @Dwitters showed how neighborhood roads were destroyed by telecoms company who dig up these roads, put network cables in them but refuse to place the tar back.

Some of these roads are beginning to deteriorate, firming gulleys in the process.

The State Government had spent a lot of resources to rehabilitate those roads before the elections, only for these companies, with active connivance of LGA officials, to destroy them.

The people of Oyo State are saying "enough is enough!!!"

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who's from South West Nigeria has been tagged to the tweets, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has been called into too, and the attention of the incoming Governor has been sought too.

There is nowhere in the world this sort of nonsense is done.

"Save our roads in Ibadan." Residents cry.

This is a link road from Anifalaje, Akobo, to Ojoo/Iwo Rd. Express. It was a beautiful and well constructed road until telecommunication companies came to it with their cables.

This road is at Iwo Rd. Linking the Lagos Ibadan express way.

OYSG should look into this asap.

constituted authority governor should do the needful.

They’ve finished all the road around old Ife road here. The dig but won’t repair it.

Challenged some of their engineers, they told me I should go report that nothing will happen.

Oyo State government needs to do the needful!!

It's worst here in aba

They do it everywhere even in some parts of Lagos

I thought they said all the roads in Ibadan are muddy and untarred

Bribery and corruption is the bane of our country.

I need to raise 100million within one month.

At least they could have cover it with interlock bricks should they need to open it again

VBCampaign:
This road is at Iwo Rd. Linking the Lagos Ibadan express way.

I think government also failed to think ahead. No man holes or conduits. Our tarred roads are shoddy projects. Doesn't meet expected global standards.

Splazy:
I need to raise 100million within one month.

For what?

Oyo State Government should do something about this ASAP.

ibadan the biggest brown roof city in the world

this nonsense is only possible in a mad country.
how can a private company destroy public infrastructure and nothing happens to them.
when i Lived in Ibadan this was so prevalent so many roads destroyed by these telecom companies that are always laying cable..

In my presence this evening, after the rain, a bike man carrying a lady fell with his bike in one of such roads. It's a really messy situation

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Oyo State Government should do something about this ASAP.

Which one; the outgoing or the incoming?


Most Govs don't work again at the tail end of their administration...Thank God the one in Ogun is pushing hard to finish some of his projects before he exits office...The good thing is that most of these projects can't even be abandoned by the incoming govt because they are situated in the heart of the capital city.

Afonja007:
ibadan the biggest brown roof city in the world

The city that was built when we Igbos still lived in trees like baboons and were learning how to shout Chei, Chimooo, Chineke!

Nobody should Complain, your government has been bribe

I will get a digger and shovel and start digging back removing all the cables they have installed and let see what they will have to say....

upon all cable laying,internet still lags.

I see this sight in Ibadan. Agbowo to UI, Apete road etc.
It's so sad.

I can't really fault the telecoms operators in this case: government (Federal, State, LGA) is in charge of fixing roads. They gave contract/concession to telecom operators to dig and lay cable, they should also contract with a road fixing company to fix said roads.
The cables are still being laid, and it's taking time, but I'm confident the road will be fixed in due time.

Of course, I wouldn't have waited till the near start of rainy season to dig trenches, but that's another matter.

In another vein, I am struck by how much new fiber is being laid all over Nigeria. Not too long ago, people were laying cable all the way from Benin to Asaba (and I'm guessing all the way from Lagos, then across the Naija all the way PH or Calabar), alongside the expressway so I anticipate higher bandwidth (and cheaper cost) of data in the coming months.

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Afonja007:
ibadan the biggest brown roof city in the world

are u done?

Just that small thing?! Kai...na next level joor

One thing I love oyo is that the have more street roads, the constructed roads in where houses and not even many....
But dirty people littered every where, ashawo is their most occupation

Splazy:
I need to raise 100million within one month.

look for pant and bra na, Ur sister or ur mother own will work well. Eleribu omo, no go hustle dey look for100 million.

You guys should come down to Benin to see massive diggings from these so called telcos. They have practically destroyed most of the roads.