No wahala dey small o! Isara community for Remo North Local Government Area wey dey Ogun State don raise alarm as dem dey appeal to Governor Dapo Abiodun and Speaker Daisi Elemide make dem come save dem from the vexing activities of quarry operators. E be like say quarry wahala don turn bad tin for dem side.
Led by Mr. Taiwo Bakare, wey be the chairman of Isara Socio-Economic Vanguard, dem don gather petition wey dem submit to governor office and House of Assembly. Dem dey cry say quarry operators don dey destroy dem roads and e dey affect their health. Abeg, wetin happen to community wey suppose dey benefit from wetin de happen for dem land?
Bakare come yarn say for plenty years, dem don dey suffer from neglect and intimidation from these quarry people dem. He come talk say dem no adhere to Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 wey suppose make dem sign Community Development Agreements. E no go better if quarry activities no dey regulated well, as dem dey fear say asthma and skin cancer fit increase like fire.
As heavy-duty trucks dey roll all day and night, the roads don spoil, and air pollution don turn their environment into hell. Dem farmers sabi how e dey hard to carry their produce go market because of the wahala wey quarry dey cause. Produce dey spoil before dem fit transport am, and transport cost don skyrocket. How person fit survive like this?
Dem community self don vex for families wey dey sell land to Chinese and other investors without approval from state Ministry of Solid Minerals Development. Wetin dem dey reason? No be dem ancestral land again? Dis kin indiscriminate sale don lead to harsh consequences for dem.
Dem don even mention names, like Mr. Yinka Adeleye, wey dem accuse say e dey collect unauthorized levies from truck drivers. This behavior no dey nice, and e dey undermine Ogun State Government authority. No be by force to thief from your own people, abeg!
Na urgent investigation dem dey call for make government check how quarry operations dey happen for Peteku and Odo areas per Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act. Dem want see wetin dey happen with illegal printing of receipts, as some individuals dey chop money wey no suppose enter their pockets.
Bakare and the community dey implore say make the governor follow through with dem requests. Make hin ensure say quarry operators adhere to environmental laws and respect community agreements, make sure say the people of Isara get the protection wey dem deserve. If no action dey taken, dem dey face serious health risks and the environment go only continue to dey dey spoil. This one no fit continue like this!
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