LAGOS – The Yoruba foremost monarch and Ooni of Ife, HRM, Oba Dr. Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Thursday joined the chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Hon. Morufu Oloyede Bello (OBE), to commission the reconstructed Ifoshi Road abandoned for 26 years.
The road project, executed by the administration of Hon. Bello, was constructed in 1980 by the administration of Brigadier Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.) to link Idimu and its environs.
Speaking at the occasion, Oba Ogunwusi commended Hon. Bello for ensuring that the residents feel and enjoy the dividends of democracy.
He said: “Mr. Chairman, I commend the giant strides and laudable projects for the people in your LCDA. This is a dividend of democracy.”
He also commended the residents of Ejigbo for supporting the chairman towards successful reconstruction and completion of the road.
The monarch lauded the efforts of President Bola Tinubu, as a governor and the successive governors, including the incumbent, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for ensuring the autonomy of the local councils in the state, which he said, has led to massive development at the state’s grassroots level.
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He stressed that the road project would not have been possible if the councils had not been enjoying devolution of power and autonomy in the state.
Oba Ogunwusi called on other state governments in Nigeria to emulate Lagos State by ensuring that local councils in their jurisdictions enjoy financial autonomy to be able to develop the grassroots.
In his address, the LCDA Chairman, Hon. Bello, expressed the joy for the commissioning the road, which he described as a demonstration of his commitment to his promises to the people of Ejigbo.
He admonished the residents, commercial bus drivers, shop owners, business centres, and other road users to stop illegal parking, display of ware and trading on the road, or turning it to illegal mechanic workshops.
The Ifoshi Road commission attracted royal fathers from the surrounding communities, who were hosted by HRM, Oba Moroof Adisa Ojoola, the Ojon of Ejigbo, Ijon Kingdom.
The event attracted the presence of several All Progressives Congress (APC) bigwigs, including former Lagos APC Chairman and current member, Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Chief Henry Ajomale; current Lagos APC chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi; member, GAC, Chief Imran Taiwo, and many others.
