Pakata Residents Appeal to Kwara Governor to Restrict Tanker Traffic on Residential Roads
According to Daily Trust, residents of Pakata, located in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, have called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to take swift action to stop tanker drivers from using the Adeta-Pakata-Alore-Oloje road, which passes through densely populated residential areas.
The appeal, led by the President of Pakata Patriots, Mallam Shehu Aliyu, comes after tanker drivers began diverting to this route following restrictions on articulated lorries using the newly constructed Alfa Yahaya Road. Aliyu highlighted the concern of residents, who fear the heavy vehicles pose risks to both safety and infrastructure in the community.
He said the tankers, often carrying petrol, now use the Adeta-Pakata-Alore-Oloje route to connect Oko-Olowo or Geri Alimi, creating a serious safety hazard for the residents.
“The activities of these drivers are posing a significant danger to the lives of those living along the road and other road users,” Mallam Aliyu warned.
He expressed concern over the high risk of fire accidents from petrol-laden vehicles, which has instilled fear in the community.
The community leader appealed to the governor to swiftly direct relevant authorities to provide alternative routes for the highly inflammable vehicles.
On his part, the community's public relations officer, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed Orekan, stressed the urgency of the matter, calling for immediate intervention to avert disaster.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Halidu Danbaba Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim Suleiman Mora Omar Alaro Akanbi-Oke Ronke Adeyemi Funmilayo Mohammed Saka Keji Aro Yahaya Madawaki Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Oko-Erin Olabanji Orilonishe Saliu Ajibola Ajia National Union Of Road Transport Workers Abdulrazaq Akorede Kwara Central Olayinka Are Facemasks Yahaya Jibril Usman Ilorin Chief Imam Of Ilorin Hassan A. Saliu Magaji Are Ekiti IDPU Ganiyu Abolarin Ibrahim Agboola Gambari Mohammed Yahaya Barki Isiaka Alikinla Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence Wasiu Odewale Muslim Cementary Shao Hassanat Bello Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Oloje Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi Riskat Opakunle Ilorin General Hospital Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen Kwara State Governor Segun Adeniyi Afusat Nike Ibrahim GGDSS Pakata HICA JMK Construction Company Limited Sango-UITH Road Abdulhakeem Amao Maryam Nurudeen Universal Basic Education Commission SGBN Abraham Ojo Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd National Party Of Nigeria Kazeem Gbolagade Yusuf Mubarak Metro Park Baruba AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Abdullahi Biffo Amule Olokoba Sulyman Ayobami Akanbi Yusuf Amuda Aluko Chemiroy Nigeria Limited Abdulmajeed Wahab Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu Emir Of Kano 3MTT Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Leke Ogungbe Transition Implementation Committee Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Ado Bayero

