OGUN RESTATES COMMITMENT TO EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL ACROSS COMMUNITIES

Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to upholding quality and even distribution of infrastructural development in communities across the state.

Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, Hon. Ademola Olasunkanmi Balogun made this known during onsite inspection of community development projects across the State, saying the Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration would not relent in supporting Community Development Associations’ Self-help projects aimed at promoting standard of living and improving the wellbeing of residents.

 Hon. Ademola said that, the over one Hundred (100) micro projects (MP), which cut across education, health and water resources were initiated and executed by the host Community Development Associations with the technical and financial support from the State Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, under the Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) programs, assuring that the state would not compromise on quality and standard.

“We are here to inspect finished projects, as well as ongoing ones, to ensure that Communities handling them are doing what they should do according to Ogun State and World bank standard because we have certain criteria which these projects must meet. Anything short of that would not be accepted by the Prince Dapo Abiodun administration,” he said.

 He disclosed that the projects included, rehabilitation of classrooms, rehabilitation of Primary Health Care centres with the supplies of essential medical items, provision of boreholes with electricity generating set and water storage tanks, provision of desks and chairs, laboratory equipment, as well as provision of solar inverters, rehabilitation and construction of toilet facilities among others, noting that they cut across the three senatorial districts of the State.

” I have visited not less than fourteen (14) local government areas across the State because these projects are being done in the three senatorial districts. Gov. Dapo Abiodun has promised even development of all communities, and my team and I are here to make sure of that,” Hon. Ademola stated.

Also speaking, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr. Kola Ogunlana, who said that the various constructions and rehabilitation were geared towards ensuring an improved standard of living for all residents, especially those in the local communities, noted that self-help is the best help as they are identified as the immediate need of residents, assuring that it would be a continuous one in all communities across the State.

In their various words of appreciation, the Matron, Odogbolu Primary Health Centre, Mrs. Esther Adekoya and the Chairman, Community Project Management Committee, Mr. Abdulsallam Ganiu, commended the State Government on its efforts at improving the lives of the residents, promising adequate maintenance of equipment and other facilities in their various communities.

The inspection team included Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, Project State Care Coordinating Unit (SCUU), Hon. Adenekan Adebayo, and Director, Community Development, Mr. Fayoyin, Acting General Manager, Ogun State Community and Social Development (CSDA), Mr. Abdulrahman Adelaja, among others.

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