Ijebu -North LG traditional rulers support Abiodun's re-election bid

Traditional Rulers in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, have thrown their weight behind the second term bid of governor Dapo Abiodun, assuring him of their total support.

The Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo Oba Lawrence Adebajo, who spoke on behalf of other Obas in a meeting with the governor held in his palace at Ijebu-Igbo, lauded the governor for his exemplary leadership and performance in less than four years as impact of democracy is felt in many parts of the State.

According to Oba Adebajo, “The governor has done well in less than four years. If not that it is traditional for those seeking political offices to campaign, his work has campaign for him. All the projects he embarked are completed within four years. We need him to come and do more and complete the ones that are ongoing. 

“Governor, we thank you for Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road. Some time now, I have not ply that road, but some people persuaded me to use the road recently and I was pleasantly surprised to see the level of work done on that road.

Your Excellency, your achievements are commendable and I can assure you that we will support you for the second term”, rh Oba said.

Oba who called for the establishment of a satellite campus of the Olabisi Onabanjo University in the town as well as accreditation of more courses for the Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, also called on the government to look into the problem of water supply in the town and the need to return the Apoje Farm Project, which he described as the pride of the community, to the people for proper management.

Responding, governor Abiodun thanked the traditional rulers for partnering with his administration to engendered peace and harmony in their respective domains in the State, noting that the council area which used to be a hub for chaos, is now crisis free.

“We have had problems with water supply not only in Ijebu-Igbo, but in other parts of the State. The issue of water needs total overhauling because most of the problems we have has to do with the pipes that were damage during road construction.

” I can assure you that power and water supply will be paramount in our second term because you can not solve the issue of water without solving that of power”, the governor noted

On the issue of Apoje Farm Project, Prince Abiodun said, “Apoje is the State government property and government cannot just give it out. We will see how the State will collaborate with the community concerning this farm project”.

The Governor acknowledged that there are so much to be done, as four years was not adequate to execute all that his administration had planned, saying “we will continue in that determination to build the State”.

Governor Abiodun stressed the need for the traditional rulers to impressed it on their subjects to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards and vote for all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the President to members of the House of Assembly in order to sustain the developmental stride being witnessed in the State.