{"id":745,"date":"2026-07-11T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:10:53","slug":"residents-demand-urgent-road-repairs-in-abraka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=745","title":{"rendered":"Residents Demand Urgent Road Repairs In Abraka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Success Yankee<\/strong><br>Residents of Abraka have called for urgent rehabilitation of major roads in the university town, citing the impact of potholes, flooding, and poor drainage systems on daily activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students, traders, drivers, and other residents rely on the town&#8217;s road network for movement, but many say deteriorating roads are creating serious challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers complain that damaged roads increase vehicle maintenance costs and make transportation slower and less comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the rainy season, some roads reportedly become difficult to navigate due to flooding and erosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=705\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"705\">Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price By \u20a675 Per Litre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students also said poor road conditions affect movement between hostels, lecture halls, and business areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traders noted that bad roads discourage customers and increase the cost of transporting goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents identified three major priorities for improvement: repairing damaged roads, improving drainage systems, and ensuring regular maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said improved roads would support economic growth, improve safety, and enhance the overall quality of life in Abraka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=737\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"737\">DELSU Makes NERD Compliance Sensitisation Mandatory For Final Year Students<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Success YankeeResidents of Abraka have called for urgent rehabilitation of major roads in the university town, citing the impact of potholes, flooding, and poor drainage systems on daily activities. Students, traders, drivers, and other residents rely on the town&#8217;s road network for movement, but many say deteriorating roads are creating serious challenges. Drivers complain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"iawp_total_views":11,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,14],"tags":[31,25,152,20],"class_list":["post-745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abrakametro","category-trendingnews","tag-abraka","tag-delsu","tag-road-matters","tag-tinubu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=745"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1103,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/745\/revisions\/1103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}