Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured the people of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area that his administration would not cede any part of the state to other states in the country.
Governor Abiodun gave the assurance at a meeting with representatives of the local government, made up of traditional rulers, technocrats, and prominent government functionaries, held at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Speaking on some of the items discussed at the meeting, the former Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Segun Awonusi, said the governor has taken note of reported incursions into parts of the state from neighbouring states and has taken steps to address the issue.
Prof. Awonusi said: “We have come here to discuss the affairs of the local government with the governor. We appreciate him for what he has done so far, and we urge him to do more.
“Because of reports of incursions from Lagos and Ondo states on Ode-Omi and Makun to seize parts of our land, the governor has promised that he will ensure that not an inch of Ogun State is lost to any other state.
“He has also promised to provide adequate security so that our people can live in peace.”
Also speaking, the former Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abdul Balogun, disclosed that the governor has given the people of the local government area an assurance of immediate rehabilitation of the Dau-Ibiade-Abigi-Efire-Makun-Ilisin road.
Balogun further stated the resolve of the state governor to restore electricity supply to an area that has been in darkness for the past three years.
“The governor has also committed himself to building a naval base in the area. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project would have been done, but due to the rainy season, he has assured that this will be done immediately after the rain subsides.
“The Deep Sea Port at Olokola is another project that is very dear to the governor’s heart, and he has given us an assurance that he will work on it,” Hon. Balogun noted.
On the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road by the federal government, the former Environment Commissioner said the governor has promised to reach out to the Works Minister to see how the road from Ogun Waterside to Sagamu Expressway could be accommodated to ensure that the local government and the state at large benefit from such a gigantic project.
Hon. Balogun, while reiterating the commitment of the Abiodun-led administration to do more for the area, pledged to always support the government in its efforts to engender more development in the state.
