By Our Reporter
Residents of Osogbo have decried the absence of functioning streetlights in many parts of the state capital and other cities.
The residents who spoke with newsmen in different interviews at some major streets in Osogbo, on Tuesday, called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to live to his campaign name, Imole and fulfil his promise to light up the state.
Adeleke had on December 07, 2022, during the visit of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar, promised to light up everywhere in Osun.
Adeleke stated that he found himself in an embarrassing situation when the former vice president, himself and other dignitaries moved round the state capital at night of December 06, 2022, and discovered that the whole city was without light.
However, more than a year later, the situation is still the same, with residents looking on to Adeleke to fulfil his promise.
Findings by newsmen revealed that majority of the streetlights on Osogbo roads are not functioning, leaving the state capital in almost total darkness at night, especially when there is power outage.
Areas like Dada Estate, OgoOluwa, Technical, Oke Fia, Old Garage, Igbona and Ota Efun are without functioning streetlights.
Speaking with the medium, a resident of Ota Efun, Okanlawon Obajuwon, appealed to Adeleke to fulfil his promise and light up the state.
He said: “I believe as a governor who loves his people, providing streetlights should be a priority.
“If the streets are lit, it will encourage a lot of good things and prevent bad happenings. The crime rate will surely reduce on our streets if everywhere is lit, especially in the evenings.”
We implore the government to look at the situation and restore streetlights on the roads in Osogbo.”
A social analyst, Abisola Abiodun, opined that Adeleke, going by his campaign name ‘Imole’ ought to have taken the provision and repairing of streetlights on the major roads as a top priority.
“When you call someone ‘Imole’ and the majority of the streets under his administration are in darkness at night, that person is not living up to his name.
“When you go around the town at night and you see everywhere in darkness, it portrays the state in a bad shape.
“I want to appeal to Governor Adeleke to prioritise the lighting of Osun streets. Damaged streetlights should be fixed while those in need should be looked into.
“Osun residents deserve to be the biggest winner for voting Adeleke and, as such, deserve ‘Imole’