THEY were meant to shield Enugu residents from the scorching sun or rain while waiting for bus to convey them to their destinations. But they have been turned into an eyesore.
This aptly describes the newly- constructed bus stop shelters built by the administration of Sullivan Chime during the construction and rehabilitation of roads.
These new roads came with facilities such as bus stop shelters, drainage systems, street-lights and walk-ways for pedestrians, among others.
However, the joy of the newly rehabilitated roads is fast giving way to despair as residents now turn these bus stop shelters purposely built to provide shelters into either refuse dumpsites or mini shops.
The situation has become more worrisome with the foul odour that oozes out of these heaps of refuse, making it difficult for people to wait around the areas to board commercial buses or taxi cabs.
What is more perturbing is the fact that officials of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA), who are supposed to cart away these heaps of refuse daily, ignore some of the bus stops with the garbage heaps, looking the other way.
Agbani Road and Abakpa bus-stop shelters reveal these ugly sights.
At the Meniru Bus Stop on Agbani Road last Wednesday, The Guardian saw bags of refuse dotting the area
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