Village Square Meeting : Kwara Gov Promises Rural Dwellers Improved Social Amenities
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state at the weekend said his administration will not relent in its efforts to reduce rural-urban migration by redistributing wealth and basic infrastructure, and paying premium on the well-being of the people in the rural communities.
Abdulrasaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that the governor said this while addressing members of Onila/Omido communities in Irepodun local government, during the Village Square meeting that was held late Friday.
The Governor, the statement noted, said the meeting became necessary to hear from every corner of the state as part of the government’s strategy to spread development to all parts of the state.
Onila, a village just a few kilometres away from Agbamu in Irepodun LG, also shares boundaries with Agidingbi, Omido, and Labaka.
Onila recently made news following their widely reported lack of school building and other basic amenities. The administration had since built school and water facilities there, while some nearby communities had also been linked to the national electricity grid.
The statement added that the government called for the Onila Village Square meeting to further interact with the residents of the communities.
The meeting was broadcast live on Radio Kwara Midland 99.1 FM; TNT Ijagbo 102.5 FM; and Igbomina Radio 90.9 FM to reach a wider audience.
The Governor pledged to look into the new requests, especially more teachers and roads.
He said the government ‘is also willing to support them with farm inputs, and to equip their healthcare facility’, asking citizens to always provide constructive feedbacks on government’s activities for improved welfare.
The Governor and his entourage were received into Omido by Hon. Felix Tayo Awodiji, who represents Irepodun state constituency in the Kwara House of Assembly, TIC Chairman , Irepodun LGA, Hon. Jide Oyinloye; Alapa of Omido, HRH Oba John Adegboyega Amunyun-Bole (II); King of TIV settlers, High Chief Geoffrey Ajon; other high chiefs; and hundreds of residents in the area.
Oba Adegboyega said it was the first time an incumbent governor will visit Onila/Omido, let alone allowing them to have opportunity to enjoy any infrastructural project.
“If anyone had narrated a dream of seeing a governor ever visiting our village, I would ask the dreamer to return to sleep. We never believed Onila could enjoy this government’s attention so much or be brought to good limelight with the presence of developmental projects. We are really grateful’ he said.
The Onila monarch thanked the present administration for impacting their lives, and for showing them that everyone matters.
AbdulRazaq had stopped off to pay homage to the Arigbamu of Agbamu, HRH Oba Samuel Olushola, at his palace in Agbamu where he restated his administration’s plan to fix their link road.
Arigbamu of Agbamu, Oba Samuel Olushola, who said AbdulRazaq is a God-sent leader, commended him for prioritizing the welfare of his subjects, and for enlisting their road for construction.
The royal father said his people are solidly in support of the Governor’s re-election bid and will decide that with their overwhelming votes in 2023.
‘We are grateful to Your Excellency for every good thing your government has brought to us. For this, we will vote for you. I will even make myself available to mobilize support among the chiefs in Agbamu and its environs for your re-election.
You are such a wonderful Governor. Sometimes, I wonder what other political parties will campaign with if at all they come here’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com
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