Nigeria, July 12 -- Nigeria is one of those nations where the quality of roads often mirrors the seriousness of governance, the deplorable state of the Erin-Ile federal road stands as an indictment not just on institutions, but on the silence of those entrusted with the political capital to effect change.

Erin-Ile, a historically significant town in Oyun Local Government of Kwara State, is no stranger to neglect. Yet, never has this neglect been so stark, so dangerous, and so politically inexcusable. As a border town linking Osun State with Kwara and serving as a strategic route to Lagos, Oyo and Ekiti States, Erin-Ile is not only geographically crucial but economically essential to regional commerce. Yet the federal road that passes thr...