Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, says his administration
prioritised the development of the western part of the state because it has
been neglected for a long time.
Speaking at the Oronna Day Celebration in Yewa south LGA of
the state, Abiodun said the Ogun west senatorial district has not been given
the needed attention despite being the food basket of Ogun.
The governor said his administration has inaugurated at least
one road project in the western part of the state.
“When I assumed office and for some reasons, most of my
predecessors did not accord this zone the place and attention it deserved,” he
said.
“Kabiyesi called me and said ‘before you, all that happened
here is that they will do some groundbreaking but they never commissioned any
project in this local government or in this zone’ and I told kabiyesi that the
narrative will change.
“We will do ground breaking and we will also commission projects.
I beat my chest and proudly say that we have done just that.
“The very important arteria road that connects the local
government area to Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area and other five local
government areas is the Ilaro -Owode road.
“We totally reconstructed it and the journey that took
probably two and a half hours now takes a few minutes.”
On his part, Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president,
commended the government’s efforts in developing the state.
The deputy senate president said Oronna Day could be used as
a “developmental tool and a source of foreign exchange earnings”.
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