Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has assured residents of the state of his administration’s determination to sustain infrastructural development across the state.

Abiodun made the pledge while commissioning a newly constructed hospital road in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government on Tuesday, May 24, 2024.

The governor, who promised the people of the area of more projects to enhance economic development, said his administration has constructed over 600 kilometres of road across the state in the last five years.

He added that more roads would be commissioned at Iperu and Ilaro in Ogun State during the week.

He described Ogijo community as one of the industrial areas of the state that enjoys gas reticulation, stating that his administration has solved the electricity challenges that affected the community for decades through the provision of transformers and other electric accessories.

Abiodun noted that constructing the road was in keeping with his promise when he visited the area about a year ago, saying despite the difficulty faced by the contractors in the course of construction, they were able to surmount and deliver the project on time.

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Road infrastructure, Governor Abiodun said, is one of the key catalysts that engendered development, positing that the commissioned road would boost commercial activities in the area as it leads to several communities.

He said: “This community is very important to us. Apart from being a border town, it is also an industrial area. I can assure you that this community will experience more development.

“I call on the Kabiyesi to work with the local government chairman, community development associations, and all relevant stakeholders and come up with projects according to their priority for immediate execution.”

While emphasizing that his administration would not make empty promises, the governor said the event was to kickstart a series of projects commissioning to mark the first year of his second term in office.

He thanked traditional rulers and the people of the area for their support to his government, assuring that uncompleted projects that would add value to the people would be completed just as no part of Ogun State would be developed to the detriment of others.

Ologijo of Ogijoland, Oba Kezeem Gbadamosi, who represented the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, said though an industrial hub, the area suffered many years of neglect as previous administrations did not pay attention to the community’s infrastructural needs, adding that with the commissioning of the road, the narrative has changed for the better.

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