Olojoku culvert is located at Adeta Road, precisely in a popular house in Adewole ward, known as Olojoku Compound. The road is one of the ancient roads in the state capital that is contributing significantly to the socio-economic development of the state.
However, this road becomes a dangerous zone for the commuters and pedestrians plying the road during rainy season. This was the intention of the last administration to expand the culvert.
The government of the last administration agreed with the community to expand the culvert so as to reduce the level of flood on the road after the rain and erect a big drainage linking the culvert from Olojoku compound that is at the receiving end down to Kuntu/Isalejagun street road, near Besco Azeez House (a popular fuji musician).
It was also said that the drainage will continue to Ikh-wanullahi LGEA School, adjacent to Oja Tuntun (New market Ilorin).
This was the agreement between the government and the community because the community had foreseen the current horrible situation if the drainage is not completed before channelling the flood through the road.
The government achieved its aim as flooding was drastically controlled on the road during rainy season.
Inversely, the gesture of the last administration open the community of Abata Thaqofi/Olojoku to artificial disaster due to the failure of government to honour the agreement of constructing drainages to the designated area.
Recently, at the rush hour of the immediate past administration, the wound of the said community was also rubbed with salt as more drainages were also channelled to this curvet which invariably increased the level of the flood experienced in the area and increased the level of damages.
The drainage which was claimed to be constituency projects by the erstwhile SP office converged the floodings coming from Alfa Yahaya area to Apaokagi and Oke-Are zone of Adewole ward at Tejidini/Otukoko Culvet and links the whole flood through Onikoko, Alawo, Agunko and Olayemi compound to Olojoku Adeta Road culvert.
The project though was well executed as applause was given to the facilitator. But the community on the contrary said it does not address their pressing need rather compounded their problems.
It is appaling as the torrential flooding has left the house of Late Professor Uthman Thaqofi in deplorable condition.
The people of the community, however appealed to the current dispensation to quickly accede to their yelling as thousands of properties are being destroyed, stressing that they are living in fear as they can not asleep with their two eyes closed.