PHOTOS: KARIMU STREET IN KIRIKIRI TOWN IS FINALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AFTER 20 YEARS OF AGITATION

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By U.D. Okechukwu
Photos by Samson Adeshina Lawal

* RESIDENTS ARE SCEPTICAL ABOUT ITS SCHEDULED 6MONTHS COMPLETION 

* RESIDENTS FEEL THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE

* RESIDENTS ARE NEITHER HAPPY NOR SAD AS THEIR EMOTIONS ARE TIED TO ITS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION ALONE

* RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THAT THIS PROJECT WILL EVENTUALLY BE INSIDE A POLITICAL PARTYS CAMPAIGN AGENDA OR A POLITICIANS SPEECH FOR VOTING  PURPOSES

* RESIDENTS WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF ABANDONMENT OF THIS PROJECT FOR ANY REASON

* RESIDENTS COMMEND THE GOVERNMENT AND STAKE HOLDERS FOR FINALLY REMOVING THEIR EARPICE TO HEAR OUR PLEA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS KARIMU STREET ROAD




































* RESIDENTS WANT OTHER STREETS LIKE SHOKUMBI, JOHNSON, ETC TO BE CONSTRUCTED 

* THE DRAINAGE MUST BE GIVEN ACCURATE ATTENTION SO THAT ALL OTHER CHANNELS CAN BE CONNECTED TO IT TO REDUCE FLOODING DURING RAINY SEASON

* KIRIKIRI TOWN IS MOVING FOWARD!

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