Senator Yayi Promises to Transform Yewaland into Small London
Senator Olamilekan Adeola has promised to transform Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State into a small London.
He stated this during the weekend at the grand finale of the 13th Oronna Festival held at the Asade Agunloye Pavilion Ground in Ilaro.
Already, the Senator, popularly called Yayi, said he had attracted over 78 developmental projects to Yewaland, less than six month of representing Ogun West in the Senate.
According to the Senator, this was just the beginning, assuring the audience of many more development projects still underway in Ilaro and its environs.
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He told the audience that the development of Yewaland would always be paramount in his mind.
Governor Dapo Abiodun, represented by the secretary to the state government, Tokunbo Talabi, thanked the people of Ogun West for continuing to support his administration.
He also commended them for sustaining the Oronna Festival for the past thirty years.
The paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, urged the state government to rehabilitate the roads and bridges destroyed by flood during the 2023 rainy season.
In his welcome address, Pharm Lekan Asunni, the chairman of Oronna Ilaro Festival Central Planning Committee, OIFCPC, commended the state government for its support for the festival as well as infrastructure development of the area with particular reference to Ilaro-Owode Road adding that like Oliver Twist, the government should come to the aid of communities in addressing the challenges of township roads.
The occasion was used by Oba Olugbenle to give meritorious awards for deserving sons and daughters and others for their contributions to the development of the area. Among the recipient of the awards were the Governor of the state, Prince Abiodun, Senator Adeola, and Chief Kayode Odunaro, who served as the chairman of OIFCPC for 4 years between 2012-2015.
