{"id":31216,"date":"2020-10-16T15:25:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=31216"},"modified":"2020-10-16T15:25:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:25:04","slug":"protest-escalates-takes-another-dimension-in-ogun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/protest-escalates-takes-another-dimension-in-ogun","title":{"rendered":"Protest escalates, takes another dimension in Ogun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The End SARS campaign appears to have taken a new shape in Ogun State as residents of Ota, in Ado-Odo\/Ota Local Government Area have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun, Senators and the Federal Government to fix their roads.<\/p>\n<p>Ota is the industrial capital of Ogun State, playing host to many industries and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>But, the people of the area have for years decried the deplorable state of roads in the entire Ado-Odo\/Ota Local Government, especially the road leading Ota to Agbara, Lagos, Abeokuta and Idiroko border.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the area took advantage of the End SARS protest, calling on government to rehabilitate their roads.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, they took to the street with placards bearing various inscriptions like: \u201c#FixOtaroads; \u201dOta Feeds Nigeria, \u201dWho is our Senator, \u201dDapo do something\u201d and others.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters blocked the roads connecting Lagos to Abeokuta and other parts of the state, as they made known their demands.<\/p>\n<p>As they marched round the city in a peaceful manner, policemen and other security agents were seen in their midst to ensure the protest i was not hijacked by miscreants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31219\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/IMG-20201016-WA0004-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/IMG-20201016-WA0004-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/IMG-20201016-WA0004-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/IMG-20201016-WA0004-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The End SARS campaign appears to have taken a new shape in Ogun State as residents of Ota, in Ado-Odo\/Ota Local Government Area have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun, Senators and the Federal Government to fix their roads. 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