The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has promised to establish a world-class primary health centre in Arepo, Ogun State in the next few months.
The governor made the pledge during a reception held for him by the residents of Journalists Estate, Phase 1, Arepo to thank him for honouring his promise of rehabilitating the Arepo Journalists Estate Road, which provides access into Arepo from the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.
The governor had earlier commissioned the newly rehabilitated 2.5km double-lane road complete with culverts, pedestrian walks, drainages and streetlights.
Welcoming the governor into Journalists Estate, former Chairman of the Journalists Estate Residents Development Association (JERDA) and former Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos Council, Mrs Funke Fadugba, had lauded the governor for living up to his promise to rescue the community from the terrible access road.
She also used the opportunity to request for a primary health centre for the people of the community. Fadugba also asked the governor to assist the residents of Journalists Estate to complete the Civic Centre, meant to be a recreation centre for estate residents.
Responding, Abiodun said the health centre would be in place in a matter of months. He also promised to send in a team to assess the Civic Centre so as to know what needed to be done to complete the project.
Speaking earlier at the commissioning of the road, Abiodun said:
“This is not just another commissioning but another commitment to the realisation of another projection meant to comfortably transform the lives of our people through our very focused policies and programmes.
“Many of you will recall that during my electioneering campaign in 2018/2019, I promised that I will reconstruct this road. This road had become a nightmare and was causing untold hardship to the people residing in this community.
“It was not attended to by the previous government. All they had was a signboard saying they were reconstructing this road and that was where they started and were they stopped.
“I return today to celebrate and to fulfil that promise we made to you in 2018.”
In his goodwill message, the Olu of Arepo, Oba Atanda Oyebi, appreciated the governor for the road just as he recalled the horrors residents faced before its construction began.
He said, “We thank Governor Dapo Abiodun for the wonderful thing he has done in Arepo. The wonderful thing you have done came as a surprise to us because we never expected it.
“This Arepo road used to be waterlogged. When construction began, some people approached me to know if the governor would be able to fulfil the task.
“I told them that since the project had commenced, the governor will fulfil it.”
The monarch assured the governor of the community’s vote to enable his re-election come 2023, as a way of appreciating the good work he had done.
The event was graced by the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Noimot Salako-Oyedele; the state head of service, Nafiu Aigoro; Toyin Taiwo and Commissioner for Works, Ade Akinsanya, amongst others.
The event was also graced by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo; the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, who was represented by the Dagburewe of Idowa, Oba Yinusa Adekoya; the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, amongst others.
O kare jare.weldone my governor