FUOYE Governing Council chair Ojo tasks FERMA, works minister on urgent repair of Ekiti roads to stop fatal accidents
The chairman of the Governing Council, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Engr. Olubunmi Kayode Ojo has tasked the Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and the Minister of Works, Engr Nweze David Umahi, to urgently attend to the deplorable condition of roads in Ekiti State, particularly the Oye-llkole axis which is being mostly used by students of the University.
The call came on the heels of a fatal accident on Friday which claimed the life of a fresh graduate of the University, Ohonsie Williams Ehigie, who was on his way to the main campus in Oye to process his clearance.
Eye-witnesses said Ohonsie died after a truck, which allegedly missed its way because of the bad road, rammed into him and a packed car around the UBA bank office on Ikole-Oye road.
Engr. Ojo said: “We are currently on deep sorrow in our University as we lost one of our fresh graduates, Ohonsie Williams Ehigie due to the deplorable condition of the road on lkole-Oye axis. This particular road is so bad that it causes accidents almost on weekly basis and in most cases, innocent lives are lost. Last year, we lost two of our students when a truck rammed into a motorbike on which the late students were. This year and just yesterday, a fresh graduate lost his life on the same road. This is a very sad development and we call on the Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to urgently see to the repairs needed on this road. We also want to draw the attention of the Minister of works to this ugly development. We believe that once the road is fixed, such sad incidents would no longer occur and we won’t be losing our bright future leaders like Ohonsie,” he said.
Students of FUOYE have also joined the Governing Council Boss to draw the attention of the Minister and FERMA to the development. While disclosing that the late fresh graduate met his tragic death due to the bad road, the President of the University’s Student Union Government, FUOYE, Miss. Mary Olorunshola Abiodun, who spoke for the students at the weekend, said it was high FERMA and the Federal Ministry of Works fixed the bad roads in Ekiti State, especially the Oye-Ikole axis where the two main campuses of the University have been sited.
Olorunshola said: Ohonsie Williams Ehigie, a recent alumni of our University who was processing his clearance lost his life in a ghastly accident alongside two others who met with their death earlier today.
“The whole incident played out along the Oye and llupeju axis of the Oye -lkole road, right opposite the UBA bank branch in Oye. where A truck had rammed into the victims and a packed car causing the fatal accident.”
Blaming the incident on the deplorable condition of the road , she said:” After a steep hill comes series of bad networked roads that have taken lives over the years,complimented with thousands of long vehicles plying the road with speed causing many of our students to be at risk, we appeal that drastic measures are taken as soon as possible to avoid reoccurrences that keep claiming the lives of our Bright Nigerian Students.”
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