About a week after the collapse of the Olodo Bank Bridge due to flooding, the Oyo State government has opened an alternative route in the axis, appealing to road users not to hinder the flow of traffic on the new route.
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The confirmation was made by the Chairman, Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Prof. Sayed Malik during the distribution of Hajj Clothes, Bags and other needed materials to Pilgrims at Board Office, Hajj Camp, Olodo Ibadan Tuesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the affected IBEDC offices were situated at Galilee, Haj Camp, Wakajaye and Alabebe in Monatan area of Ibadan.
Briefing the newsmen at the end of the patrol, the state Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, said the patrol was to let the public be aware that their safety was the primary responsibility of the police.
The governor, who gave the directive while on an on-the-spot assessment of the flood affected areas of Ibadan, said the measure would help prevent perennial flood disaster in the state.