Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West), the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Ogun State, has reaffirmed his commitment to rural development as a major component of his development agenda for the state, particularly in infrastructure, under his nine-pillar ITESIWAJU Agenda.
He also announced the commencement of construction and asphalting of 13 roads and the development of a modern market in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.
According to a press statement issued by Chief Kayode Odunaro, Media Adviser to Senator Adeola, the announcements were made during the continuation of the senator’s statewide Stakeholders’ Town Hall Meeting in Ota, where he responded to various requests and development priorities presented by stakeholders.
Speaking at the meeting, Senator Adeola acknowledged that although considerable parts of Ogun State are urban and semi-urban, a substantial proportion of the population lives in rural communities that are confronted with poor road networks and inadequate infrastructure. He assured the stakeholders that he would provide a grader, as requested by the Community Development Committee (CDC), to facilitate the grading and maintenance of rural roads.
“There is no doubt that many of our people reside in rural communities across our local governments where road networks are in poor condition. I am going to provide a grader as requested in due course, and I will also look at the possibility of providing one for each of our local governments in the coming administration,” he stated.
The APC gubernatorial candidate subsequently announced the commencement of construction and asphalting of 13 roads across Ado-Odo/Ota LGA. The roads include Captain Davies Road, Ejila Awori; Paramole Alago Road; the road along Lusada-Alapoti; Ado-Odo-Ota; and Bells-Pako-Adefarasin Road, Ota, among others. He also announced plans for an ultra-modern market at Oja Ota.
Senator Adeola stressed that his record of facilitating development projects as a senator had established a standard of performance that would be sustained and surpassed when he assumes office as governor of Ogun State.
He further promised that Ado-Odo/Ota LGA would receive a substantial allocation of the 150 transformers he intends to distribute as part of his mega empowerment programme scheduled to commence in a few weeks.
Urging residents to vote massively for him and all APC candidates in the forthcoming elections, Senator Adeola assured them that Ado-Odo/Ota, which he noted could rival five local governments in population, would receive its fair share of development projects, infrastructure and political appointments under his administration.
Earlier, Chief Abdulrasaq Onaolapo, the Zonal Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) in Ado-Odo/Ota, commended Senator Adeola for his numerous development interventions in the local government. These, he said, included 35 completed roads, 10 Primary Health Care Centres and an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), among other projects.
He, however, noted that considering the local government’s substantial population, more infrastructure was still required, particularly improved road networks and the provision of a grader to facilitate the grading of rural roads.
Other stakeholders who commended the senator for his remarkable facilitation of development projects included the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele; the Olota of Ota, Oba Professor Abdulkabir Adeyemi; and Senator Akin Odunsi. They expressed confidence in the APC candidate and pledged massive electoral support for Senator Adeola and all APC candidates in the local government.
The APC gubernatorial flag bearer was accompanied to the meeting by his wife, Chief (Mrs.) Temitope Adeola; the APC Deputy Governorship Candidate, Alhaja Kudirat Abiodun Balogun; Barrister Biyi Otegbeye; Apostle Abiodun Sanyaolu, Vice Director-General of the Ogun State APC Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council; Hon. Akeem Amosun; and Hon. Laolu Olabimtan, Ogun State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, among other party leaders and government functionaries.
A similar stakeholders’ engagement was also held in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area, where residents presented additional requests for infrastructure development while expressing appreciation for the numerous projects facilitated by Senator Adeola across different sectors in the area.
