PROTEST Over Road Extension In Oyo Leaves Motorists Stranded

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MOTORISTS were stranded on Monday,  November 11, 2025  when thousands of the affected residents of the Ibadan Circular Road Corridor project took to the streets of the state capital to stage a peaceful protest.

The protesters, carrying placards, banners, and posters, arrived at the end of the Ibadan-Ife road at about 10am, causing a gridlock in the area.

The protesters also blocked other major roads, sending a signal to the Oyo State Government to drive home their intentions, while some were gathering at the state secretariat.

They later marched on through Idi-Ape to join their counterparts at the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, where the protest peaked.

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Also speaking, the group coordinator, Adeniyi Fasoye, said the protest was not political and that no politician was teleguiding or sponsoring them against Governor Seyi Makinde.

It was reported that the idea of the Ibadan Circular Road was conceived when the current Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, was the governor of the state.

The idea suffered a temporary setback owing to the illegal impeachment of Ladoja, which robbed him of the second-term opportunity in 2006.

It was learnt that Ladoja marked 150 metres for the construction of the road, but the current governor, Seyi Makinde, is planning to extend the number of metres for the circular road corridor, which could affect more houses and community lands.

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Over 100 communities, which cut across seven local governments, including Ido, Lagelu, Ona Ara, Akinyele, Oluyole, and Egbeda, urged the state government to maintain the 150 metres already marked by Ladoja.

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