All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate for Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi,
has declared that rural development will be a frontline priority under his administration’s infrastructure pillar.
Speaking at a statewide Stakeholders’ Town Hall meeting in Ota, Adeola unveiled his 9-Pillar “ITESIWAJU” Agenda, emphasising that bridging the infrastructural gap between urban centres and rural communities is vital for the state’s collective progress, a statement by his Media Adviser, High Chief Kayode Odunaro, has said.
Addressing a diverse gathering of community leaders and stakeholders, Adeola acknowledged the logistical challenges facing rural residents. While acknowledging that Ogun State possesses major urban and semi-urban hubs, he noted that a substantial number of citizens reside in rural areas hindered by poor road networks.
In a direct response to a request by the local Community Development Committee (CDC), the Federal lawmaker pledged to procure a grader to immediately commence the grading of rural roads. “There is no doubt that many of our people reside in rural parts of each of our local governments with poor road networks,” Adeola stated. “I am going to provide a grader as requested in due course, and will look at the possibility of having the same in each of our local governments in the coming administration.”
As part of his ongoing legislative interventions, Adeola announced the imminent construction and asphalting of 13 major roads across the Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area (LGA). Target areas include Captain Davies Road in Ejila Awori, Paramole Alago Road, the Lusada-Alapoti axis, and Bells Pako Adefarasin Road in Ota. Additionally, the senator revealed plans to construct an ultra-modern market at Oja Ota and promised that the LGA would receive a significant share of 150 electricity transformers scheduled for distribution in an upcoming mega-empowerment scheme.
Adeola argued that his legislative track record has established a benchmark for governance that he intends to elevate if elected governor. Given that Ado Odo Ota’s population rivals that of five average local governments combined, he assured residents that the area would receive an equitable share of capital projects and political appointments under his leadership.
Earlier in the session, Chief Abdulrasaq Onaolapo, the zonal chairman of the CDC in Ado Odo Ota, commended Adeola for his existing contributions to the region. Onaolapo highlighted the senator’s successful facilitation of 35 completed roads, 10 Primary Health Care Centres, and an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). However, he maintained that the sheer size of the population necessitates continuous infrastructural expansion.
Prominent figures, including Ogun State Deputy Governor Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, the Olota of Ota, Oba Professor Abdulkabir Adeyemi, and Senator Akin Odunsi, praised Adeola’s developmental footprint and mobilized support for the APC ticket.
Adeola was accompanied by his wife, Chief Mrs. Temitope Adeola, the APC Deputy Gubernatorial candidate Alhaja Kudirat Abiodun Balogun, and several state commissioners. A similar engagement was held at Idiroko in the Ipokia LGA, where residents likewise lauded the senator’s cross-sectoral interventions while presenting further infrastructure requests.
