Ogun Project Assures Communities of Timeous Road Completion

The Rural Access And Agricultural Marketing Project in Ogun State(OG-RAAMP) has assured both the Atoyo-Okebu and the Okenugbo communities in Ijebu East and Ijebu North local government areas of the State of timely completion of the Rural roads in their areas.

Besides, the project added that the Atoyo-Okebu connecting road was conceived to complement the Itẹle market which is worked upon for upgrade for holistic socio-economic development of the axis.

Speaking at the Stakeholders Engagement for the 6.87km Isamuro-Okenugbo road in Ijebu North area, on Tuesday, the State Project Coordinator, Engr. Waheed Adejumo, who was represented by the Environmental Safeguard Specialist, Mrs. Mary Adeosun, said the “whole essence of the two roads, like the other Rural roads prioritised for intervention is to return prosperity to farmers and marketers first snd foremost and then other Stakeholders.”

The PC canvassed the cooperation and support of the host communities contending that ” the incumbent government under the leadership of the Peoples Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is doing everything humanly possible, especially in the area of rural road network which is our mandate in RAAMP, to life the Peoples living conditions”

The Stakeholders, who took turn to Comment and ask question expressed happiness while thanking the State government for signing up for the project “as we are informed that only few States with proven capacities signed up for the project.”

The Baale of Okenugbo, Chief Niyi Adeleye, after thanking the government urged contractors to ensure delivery of quality jobs when the project is awarded even as he expressed worries that their domain has been abandoned for too long “before this God’s intervention through our Governor, Omooba Dapo Abiodun”

The Vicar in charge of the St. James Anglican Church along Atoyo-Okebu 2.68km Rural roads in Itẹle ward of Ijebu North East, Rev. Stephen Osedele Oluwasuyi said the wife got emitional to weeding point when he was transfered from Akure to the Ogun hinterland in December 2022.

“For obviously reason of lack of access and clean water in this community, my wife broke down in teams when the Bishop informed me I have been posted to Atoyo-Okebu in Ijebu area of Ogun State from metropolitan Ondo Diocese in December 2022. That is why our joy knows no bounds today that you came to meet us on the need to rehabilitate this road which leads to not only Itẹle market but to Lagos, Ijebu-Ode and Ibadan Express ways. Again, that is why we shall give you all the needed cooperation to succeed on this job,” Rev Oluwasuyi stated.

His words were in response to the anxiety earlier expressed by Otunba Obasanya Sunday Adekunle, the Otunba of Okebu, who frowned at what he called empty electioneering promises that has consistently lack back up with actualisation.

His fears were allayed by the Infrastructure Engineer, Ifeloluwa Olugbebi, who assured of the timely completion and delivery of the roads, just as he added that request for provision of water and light as being requested in certain communities were outside of the mandate of the project.