By Bertram Nwannekanma
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has flagged off the 4.7 kilometres Odo-Ona Kekere-Arapaja-Asunle Road in Oluyole Local Council of the state.
The governor, who performed the ceremony on Monday during his re-election campaign, said his administration has ensured that communities are involved in his development efforts both at the state and local levels.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the governor said the road project will put an end to the lies that his administration has not paid attention to rural roads.
The governor noted that his administration has delivered on his promises to the people of the state across the four pillars of his administration, adding that the government would do more under Omituntun 2.0.
He stressed that under Omituntun 2.0, more development will also come to Ido LG, which according to him, straddles Akinyele and Oluyole Local Governments, a major economic hub of the state, which is host to ongoing Gas Infrastructure Project and 110 kilometres Ibadan Circular Road, the Dry Port, the Ilutuntun Business District, among others
He said: “For those residing at Odo Ona Kekere, Arapaja and Asunle communities, you know that Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja is our brother and he said it won’t augur well if the road within his community is not fixed in four years of our government, and we accepted.
“That is why it is good to have a good leader. He did not come to us to demand anything personal for himself. He came and demanded that we fix the road to Arapaja.
“I will proceed to flag this, so that development will also come to this axis and I can guarantee that we will get the value for the project, because in Oyo State today, it is all about value for money. Whatever the government is spending on, whether at the state or local government level, the communities are involved and we demand value for Oyo state money.”
While speaking with the traditional council at the Oluyole Local Council Secretariat, the governor apologised for shifting campaigns in Oluyole Local Government, saying he did that so he could have enough time to interact with residents of the Council.
The governor, who also met with the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, the Isese Community, the Physically-Challenged, Artisans and Market Men and Women in Oluyole Local Government, said his administration has delivered on his promises in health, education, security and economy.
Source: The Guardian
