ADO-ODO/OTA LG EXPANDS ROAD GRADING INITIATIVE TO BOOST CONNECTIVITY
In a significant move to drive grassroots development and improve road connectivity, the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government has intensified its road grading project across several communities.
Executive Chairman of the council, Hon. Lawal Wasiu, said the initiative revealed his administration’s commitment to bridging infrastructure gaps and enhancing socio-economic activities within the local government area.
According to him, the programme was designed to ease the movement of people and goods, open up previously inaccessible roads and stimulate local commerce, thereby delivering tangible dividends of democracy to residents.
Wasiu noted that the intervention would significantly reduce transportation challenges faced by residents over the years, adding that improved road networks were critical to sustainable development and better living standards, explaining further that, the grading exercise had been strategically planned to cover the 2 constituencies in the local government, ensuring fairness and inclusive in the distribution of development projects.
Communities currently benefiting from the initiative include Markaz Road, The Bells, Olosun Community linking road, Moboluwaduro Idota Titun to Owolabi Olabode, Agoro Community Road in Ijoko, Akogun Bus Stop to Oluoba Street, Ayodele Adenikin Community Road, Ijako/Ishaka ACDC Road, Fakile Street, Able God Close in Oko Baaleand Aleloju Street, all within Ota and its environs.
He said Local traders and small business owners also expressed optimism that better road access would improve the transportation of goods and increase customer patronage.
"The council reiterated its resolve to prioritise infrastructure as a key driver of development, stressing that sustainable progress must begin at the grassroots, with a focus on inclusivity and improved quality of life for all residents", Wasiu said.
Reacting on behalf of the residents, Mr. Tajudeen Olowookere, welcomed the development, describing it as timely and impactful saying improved road conditions would reduce vehicle maintenance costs, shorten travel time and enhance safety, particularly for schoolchildren.
Temitope Bankole,
ZIO Ado-Odo Ota
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