Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused the All progressives Congress, APC, of being responsible for the sabotage of the LAMECO Flyover Bridge in Osogbo.
Adeleke made the allegation while inspecting the damaged section of the bridge on Friday.
NPO Reported that a section of the bridge had suffered a massive structural defect with a huge crack spotted which was recorded and shared on social media platforms.
The video had sparked controversies with some members of the public calling out the state government over the structural defected spotted along the bridge barely a month after its commissioning.
While the bridge had since been cordoned off, Adeleke would on Friday arrive at the bridge to inspect the infrastructure.
The governor, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, alleged sabotage of the bridge by politicians sponsoring vandalisation of public infrastructures, citing similar reported case on Lagere flyover.
The governor who took briefing from engineers from the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure expressed sadness that some politicians can sabotage a public infrastructure in their quest to blackmail the government.
“This is no longer politics.
“Election is about the people voting for the leaders of their choice.
“Our job as politicians is to market our plans and records. Why would any genuine politician arrange to destroy a beautiful edifice like the Lameco bridge because of an election?
“That conduct is a hate crime against the people of Osun state.“ Adeleke said as quoted in the statement.
The governor thereafter singled out the Osun APC, accusing the party of masterminding the sabotage.
“It is so immoral that Osun APC is not even ashamed of its masterminding such sabotage. I call on politicians to play the politics of development.
“These infrastructures were built with public funds. Why should we endanger the lives of our people and waste public resources simply because of elections?”, The governor asked.
Adeleke who commended the engineers from the Ministry of Works for their prompt action further directed immediate security surveillance on all major public infrastructures in the state.
“I hereby direct immediate surveillance and monitoring of key infrastructures. We must secure public assets in the best interest of the state and her residents.“ He said.