REPORTER’S DIARY: In The Tummy of Iree Community Lies A Bad Koko Road

 By: Boluwaji Daso

“A bad road is a path that a person or vehicle passes through inconveniently or uncomfortably to reach their desired destination”

HAVE YOU BEEN TO KOKO ROAD IN IREE COMMUNITY WHEN IT RAINS?

If the road that leads to your community is bad to what people envisioned, then the status of development in such an area can be limited. Iree community is a geographical space under the Boripe Local Government area of Osun State, Nigeria. It's a diminutive town where Osun State Polytechnic is situated.  

As far as we can ascertain, transportation routes are essential for maintaining relationships, economic growth, and a way of life. However, there are ways that bad roads affect individuals and their societies.

Roads can support improvements in agricultural productivity and efficiency when they are constructed in the right places. One of the comfortable and most inexpensive ways to conserve pivotal ecosystems and the crucial services they provide is to keep roads out of surviving valuable natural areas.

Just as we know that roads play a critical role in the persistence of human social interaction, economic growth, and possessions. Sometimes the Koko road takes an unexpected turn and people have no choice but to follow it to end up in their desired place whether it is convenient or not. 

The Roads have a big impact on human activities, especially for students in the Daily Part-Time (DPT) Program.  yet they frequently don't take the environment into account. To distinguish areas with intermediate advancements and substantial societal advantages, a proactive road-zoning system is required. 

Who, however, is distressed by the consequences of this Koko road?

Perhaps the Students mostly suffer the fall, especially during the rainy season on motorcycles to their school for lectures; also, the civil servants who head to their place of work and the residents in the environment. Take a close peek at the road from Small London Phase 1, phase 2, and the Fomwan area till the concrete bridge before the Institution gate in the Koko campus, sadly, it's a discussion of no response why?

It's because of the potholes or road notches experienced by pedestrians, motorcyclists, and motorists. The road is slippery as a result of the kind of soil (clay) it has, Many motorcyclists who suffer falls as a result of the road deterioration sometimes refuse to convey people to Koko even when they are offered more than they charged. When someone fall from the bikes, some people obviously pity them as per what they expected.   

Similarly, since the rain began, the road from Eyinade to the ile sheu environs has been deteriorating. The truth is that every time cars drive through this road, water seeps out of the ground or the rocks and causes damage to the road. Imagine the effects of mud slippery accidents on persons that deserved special attention. Poor roads could cause physical difficulty as well as emotional distress for a family who has a loved one in a hospital as a result of a road mishap. 

As we all know, ‘Time is money,’ Some students sometimes find it arduous to take off to their classroom on bikes. they'll either walk on foot because of the dread of slide-falling from a motorcycle as a result of the slippery road. Apparently while trekking to their school, some may be late for their first lecture in most cases because of the distance between their house (Hostel) and their school

It is impossible to convey people to their various locations during the rainy season since the road floods whenever it rains, making it dangerous for cars, buses, and motorcycles to travel.  For drivers, riders, and pedestrians also, the condition of the roads has become a significant challenge. 

Road accidents may typically happen as a result of drivers' poor choices, specifically rushing and overlooking the potholes in the road, and driving while distracted with where to place their car tire. Some drivers may even carry a family, revving and ignoring the fact that the road is bad.  

However, if an accident should occur, people vent their anger or blames on the driver or motorcycle rider otherwise known as Okada mostly; in reality, some accidents are not steered by the motorist in some cases, but, to the poor condition of the routes. Imagine if a person is involved in an accident as a cause of the bad road,  What kind of adjustments are likely to take place in that specific family who was involved in such an accident? The effects on that family could be catastrophic if the person is the breadwinner of such a family but is physically hurt and cannot go out to source daily bread for his/her family.

Driving and traveling on a terrible road can be a misery for its numerous characteristics, including potholes or cracks which can be used to describe it. For example, potholes increase the likelihood of accidents and can damage vehicles, particularly tires and brake systems. 

This is awfully true if the pothole is deep and large. Passengers may experience pain or worse due to cracks and uneven surfaces during a ride. Poor road signals can increase the possibility of drivers becoming lost or confused, especially at night. Garbage such as dirt can be dangerous for both vehicles and pedestrians. These elements can all combine to create a terrible road that is challenging and dangerous.

In a similar vein, The cliche “life is precious” proves void when it comes to bad roads therefore the possible solution to improve economic growth, social interaction, agricultural productivity, and efficiency is when these roads that connect every avenue in iree community are put under Construction. Also, if this road can be put into consideration and reconstructed into what can be considered a good road, it will be an extremely good advantage to the people who hope to move freely from one place to another by either the motorist, motorcyclist, the pedestrian and also the residents of the society.