Tsaragi-Basita Bridge: Group raises alarm over poor state, berates Government negligence

THE INFORMANT247
4-02-2018.

A civil right group, Kwara Must Change, has raised alarm over the poor condition of the bridge that links the Tsaragi and Basita Communities of Kwara State.

In a press statement issued by the group, they described the bridge as a death-trap insisting that the State Government must act on time to avoid an impending disaster.

The statement reads:

“Kwara Must Change wishes to call attention of the Kwara State
government and the general public to a death trap called bridge being
used by motorist between Tsaragi and Bacita community in Kwara State.

The image attached to this message is a plank bridge constructed by
the people of Tsaragi and Bacita community to enable them cross to
each other for daily businesses and other activities. The plank bridge
is also being used by vehicles as seen in the attached picture and we
see this as an impending disaster.

Kwara Must Change is of the view, it is shameful that Kwara state has
a government  that could allow such a disastrous development occur
without feeling any sense of shame or responsibility. The fact that
the people has lost so much confidence in the state government to an
extent that they resorted to such a remedy says a lot and we
sympathize with the people for their helplessness.

While we maintain that the continuous use of this disastrous bridge,
especially by vehicles is dangerous,  we equally call on the Kwara
State government to immediately take up its responsibility and provide
alternative road for the people or reconstruct the bridge as soon as
possible.

Tsaragi and Bacita are very busy towns, both of whom has a large
influx of people trooping in and out on daily basis. To imagine that
these commercial centers are left with no access road is to say the
least unfortunate.

Kwara Must Change call on all people of goodwill to help prevail on
the Kwara State government to avert the impending disaster that may
occur as a result of such death trap by quickly re-constructing the
damaged bridge.”