In fulfilment of its promises and commitment to socio-economic development, the Kwara State Government has executed over 100 projects within one year.
Abdulrasheed Oluwafemi Yusuf, Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Area, disclosed this while briefing journalists on his one-year stewardship at the News Keg personality programme, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel in Ilorin.
He noted that from inception, his administration set out to complement the efforts of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in ensuring that development reaches every part of Ifelodun, the largest local government in the State.
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“Our administration has touched more than 100 communities through infrastructural and social projects that have improved lives, enhanced security, and strengthened community development,” Yusuf said.
Among the projects executed are the installation of solar-powered streetlights in over 20 communities; provision and rehabilitation of more than 30 solar-powered boreholes and hand pumps across wards in Atanda, Apara, Adio, Anita, Eleyele, among others.
He also listed the construction and renovation of primary healthcare centres in Oke-Ode, Labaka Oja, Adanla, Ofarese, Ijaya-Share, and Ajapa; provision of medical equipment and essential drugs to health facilities; as well as sponsorship of 41 students for health-related courses at the Kwara State Polytechnic of Health Technology, Offa, with plans for their absorption into the local health sector.
On infrastructure, the council rehabilitated several roads, including Isanlu-Isin, Kajola, Oke-Oyan, Umupo, Chahiyan, Igbaja, Ofarese, Oke-Ode, Afon Junction, and Oro-Ago.
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In the agricultural sector, Yusuf revealed that the council refurbished four abandoned tractors to near-new condition and added them to two existing ones, along with another from ACReSAL, bringing the total to seven functional tractors for farmers.
The council also procured five ridgers to promote mechanised farming, organised step-down training for 500 livestock farmers, and supported them with necessary machinery.
Looking ahead, the Chairman pledged more transformative projects in the council’s second year, particularly in road construction, education, healthcare, and security.
