The General Overseer of Prayer Centre of God Worldwide, Prophet Samson Oluwamodede, has openly called on Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to urgently fix the deplorable Oke-Aro/Idanre Road in Akure, warning that he may personally mobilise equipment to grade the road if government delays further.
In a viral video released on Thursday, Prophet Oluwamodede lamented the increasing loss of lives and property along the Oke-Aro, Owe-Akala, Abiodun, and Idanre Garage axis, describing the road as “a death trap.”
The fiery cleric said:
“Mr Governor, I called your attention to this road before, and you promised to act. But now, the situation has worsened. Heavy trucks fall, people die daily. If nothing is done before Sunday, I will hire a grader and do surface dressing myself, so you won’t be embarrassed.”
The prophet, who disclosed he had voted for Aiyedatiwa in last November’s governorship election, urged him to “make a difference” as the fourth governor he has witnessed in office since the days of late Olusegun Agagu.
But the governor’s aides swiftly responded, defending the administration’s commitment to the project.
Allen Sowore, Esq., Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Strategic Communication, said the Oke-Aro/Idanre dual carriageway was flagged off barely six months ago and was already recording remarkable progress.
According to him, the project—designed with walkways, lined drains, utility bays, medians, and traffic lights—is being handled by Roosco Construction Ltd, which has already completed over 8,000 metres of lined drains within four months.
Sowore described criticisms of the project as “profitable attacks” by political actors unwilling to acknowledge visible progress.
“It is disheartening to see torrents of criticism over a project that is very much alive. Rome was not built in a day. The current discomfort is temporary; the benefits will last for decades,” he argued.
Similarly, Yomi Oyekan, another aide to the governor, explained the technical challenges delaying visible palliative works.
He noted that road construction follows clear stages—drainage, earthworks, and then asphalt surfacing. Attempting grading during the rainy season, he warned, would have worsened the road’s condition.
“Now that the rains are subsiding, the contractor has begun palliative measures to give temporary relief before the full asphalt work is laid,” Oyekan said.
With Prophet Oluwamodede vowing to act if government fails, and the governor’s team insisting that work is on course, the Oke-Aro/Idanre Road project has now become a flashpoint of tension between political promises, technical realities, and public frustration.
