Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has flagged-off the campaign for the local government elections in Imeko Afon and Yewa North Local Government Areas, with a promise to reconstruct deplorable roads, including Abeokuta-Olorunda-Imeko road.
Governor Abiodun who was accompanied on the campaign train by members of his cabinet and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress APC also presented the party flag to the party’s chairmanship candidates in the two local governments.
While Yaya Fadipe was given the flag in Imeko Afon, Gabriel Ogunyomi was given that of Yewa North.
Addressing the people of both council areas, Governor Abiodun said his administration had executed 52 projects in Imeko Afon and 76 projects in Yewa North in the past two years.
Among such vital projects in Imeko-Afon, according to Governor Abiodun is the construction of Oke Ola Road in Imeko, saying the reconstruction of the Rounda-Olorunda-Imeko road would ease the hardship being experienced by commuters and travellers.
He assured Ogun residents that the road would be nearing completion next time he would be visiting the local government area.
“This government belongs to you; continue to support us in prayers. On my way from Abeokuta, en-route Lafenwa to Rounda and Olorunda, until I got here, I saw how deplorable the road is, I feel your pains.
“I want to promise you today that before I come here next time, this road would almost have been completed,” the Governor stated.
While inspecting the 2.4 kilometres Ago-Oshoffa Road in Imeko town, Governor Abiodun assured the people of the area that the road would soon be completed as the laying of asphalt is scheduled to commence in the next four weeks.
The Governor who affirmed the supremacy of APC party in the local government however called on the residents in the area to come out en-masse to show their supremacy in the forth coming local government elections by ensuring victory for the party’s chairmanship and councillorship candidates.
“We have seen that our party, the APC is the only party here we could have decided against coming here for this event because we know Imeko-Afon belongs to us but our coming here has given us the opportunity to see for ourselves the deplorable state of roads here.
“On the 24th of July, two weeks and two days from now, I want you to go out in large numbers and vote even though we know that Imeko-Afon and Yewa belongs to us. I want you to come out to vote and let them know through your votes that Imeko-Afon and Yewa truly belong to us; let us all come out and vote in Yahya Fadipe and Gabriel,” the Governor said.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Ogun Guangdong Free Trade Zone and a chieftain of the APC in the state, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka appreciated the administration led by Governor Abiodun for his immense work in the state, calling on the people to troop out and elect the candidates of the party at the forthcoming local government elections.
Isiaka, while calling on the chairmanship and councillorship candidates to see their emergence as the will of God, charged other contestants, who could not pick the ticket of the party to continue to support the party.
In their remarks, the chairmanship flag bearers of the party thanked the governor and the party for the opportunity given to them to serve the people, promising that they would not disappoint the trust reposed in them.
Governor Abiodun assured Ogun people that the local government administration would further be given new lease of life under his watch.
He also presented the party flags to the deputy chairmanship candidate, Bukola Omoyayi.
Nneka Ukachukwu
