Residents of Gov. Ahmed Aliyu’s Hometown Lament Deteriorating Roads in Sokoto
By GaskiyaCast
A long-standing adage says, “When the drumbeat of home calls and the son is deaf, the dance will be led by strangers.” This sentiment appears to reflect the growing frustration among residents of Tudun Wada area in Sokoto metropolis the hometown of Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto.
Traditionally, communities that produce political leaders are often expected to enjoy improved infrastructure and greater dividends of democracy. However, residents of Tudun Wada area says their experience has been far from this expectation.
GaskiyaCast recalls that shortly after assuming office, Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s administration awarded contracts for the construction of road networks across the densely populated and cosmopolitan Tudun Wada area. The project was initially welcomed with optimism by residents who anticipated significant transformation.
However, less than three years after completion,many of the roads have reportedly deteriorated, with visible damage raising concerns about the quality of work executed.
In separate interviews with ATS Hausa, residents expressed deep dissatisfaction over what they described as substandard project delivery.
One of the residents, Murtala Bello Da’a, said the situation was disappointing given the expectations tied to the governor’s roots in the area.”It is quite surprising that a place many believed would transform into a modern, well-developed area after producing a governor can only boast of poorly executed, low-quality road projects barely threeyears now “, he said.
Da’a further revealed that attempts by community leaders irrespective of political affiliations to engage the Commissioner for Lands and Housing on the matter were unsuccessful.
Another resident, Musa Hamza lamented the environmental impact of the deteriorating roads, particularly the persistent dust affecting daily life.”We beared the dust for more than a year affecting our clothes and dailyroutine. The governor must intervene swiftly, or we will have no option but to use our PVCs to seek change”,he warned.
Similarly, Comrade Na Alu Sulaiman decried what he described as neglect despite repeated appeals to the state government. According to him, efforts by the community to seek clarification from contractors were met with resistance. “When we approached the contractors, they told us they were not answerable to the community since the contract was not awarded by us,” he said.
The residents have collectively called on the Sokoto State Government to establish an independent committee to assess the quality of work done and ensure accountability where the work was not done.
