Senator Solomon Adeola(APC, Ogun West) popularly known as Yayi, has ordered the immediate commencement of construction and asphalting of the Ogun Radio-Rounder and Alamala-Olorunda roads in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Adeola said contractors had been mobilised to the sites and directed that the two roads must be completed by December 2026.
He disclosed this on Tuesday during his ongoing stakeholders’ engagement meeting with leaders and residents of Abeokuta North Local Government, where he also unveiled plans for other infrastructural projects across the area.
According to him, work on the two roads would commence within the next two weeks, while other projects lined up for execution include the construction of an ultra-modern Olomore Market.
Other roads earmarked for construction and asphalting are Ilese-Awo, Idi Ori, Otitoloju-Gloryland, Mile 2 road, Abule Otun Lafenwa road and B4/E1-Olomore road.
This followed a similar engagement in Odeda Local Government Area, where he ordered palliative work on the Obantoko-Odeda-Ibadan road.
He also announced plans for the construction and asphalting of Bode Olude community road, Gbangba road in Eleweran and Alabata road, as part of efforts to improve road infrastructure and ease transportation across the local government.
Adeola attributed his commitment to the development of Abeokuta North to his ancestral connection with the area, insisting that he had a personal stake in its progress.
“I am doing these because I am at home. My maternal grandmother is from Ikija, while my father is from Isaga- Orile, both in Abeokuta North LGA. But we were displaced to Ilaro as a result of the Dahomey War,” he said.
Adeola urged residents not to be deceived by the opposition candidates seeking their support, insisting that his longstanding connection with the area and commitment to its development placed him in a better position to deliver democratic dividends.
“Don’t allow anyone to deceive you. Nobody can develop Abeokuta North more than me because it is my home. Some people are coming to collect chieftaincy titles to deceive you, but they don’t know the land, they don’t know your pain, but i know your pains because this is my home.” he said.
He also assured the people that he would deliver a four-storey general hospital in Abeokuta North, adding that the Ita-Oshin-Ibara Orile road was among the projects he had facilitated.
He appealed to residents to support the re-election President Bola Tinubu and Senator Shuaib Salisu for Ogun Central Senatorial District, saying his ranking status when elected would assist in accelerating development in Abeokuta North and Odeda local governments.
Adeola said he still had several development projects to execute in the area but needed the support of a ranking senator of the same party who would complement his efforts rather than engage in political antagonism.
“I have a lot to do in Abeokuta North, but I need a ranking senator to complement me. I will support Senator Shuaib to get you anything you want. I don’t want a senator who will be antagonistic. The fact remains that this is about party politics,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Otun Egba, Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, said the Egba Oke-Ona people were firmly behind Adeola, describing him as a proud son of Oke-Ona Egba whose contributions to the development of Egbaland deserved recognition.
Egunjobi disclosed that Adeola would be installed as the Babalaje of Oke-Ona Egba in recognition of his contributions and developmental strides across the area.
He said the chieftaincy title was also a demonstration of the community’s appreciation of Adeola’s connection to Oke-Ona Egba and his commitment to the advancement of the people.
Dignitaries present at both occasion includes Alhaja Kudirat Adegunwa-Balogun, Senator Gbenga Obadara, Professor Yemi Oke, SAN, Dr( Mrs) Folashade Adeyemo, chairperson, Odeda LGA, Dr. Lanre Sodipo, chairman, Abeokuta North LGA, Ambassador Tunji Sarafa- Ishola, former Nigerian High Commissioner to UK, Chief Bode Mustapha, the Osi of Egbaland, Engr. Kunle Adesina, former House of Representatives member and Hon Ganiyu Hamzat, state commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs among others
