Residents of Ile-Ise-Awo Community are already benefiting from the kind gesture of the Councillorship aspirant of Ward 16 in Abeokuta North LG Area of Ogun State.
The Aspirant, Engr. Shokunle Afeez Owolabi, popularly known as NIYAS has commenced rehabilitation of the long stretch of road in the community as parts of his support for the state government.
During a tour of the road by Journalists on Wednesday, Owolabi disclosed that the gesture was to ease the pains residents go through while plying the road on daily basis.
The Counselorship Aspirant explained that the road which links many communities is almost impassable for commuters, hence, they prefer to use alternative roads that is faster.
Owolabi appreciated the state government under the leadership of Prince Dapo Abiodun for his great achievement on the development of the state.
According to him "We appreciate the contributions of Prince Dapo Abiodun and also the Abeokuta North transition chairman, Prince Tunde Tella for their support towards the rural and other developing area in the local government."
"We have seen some other philanthropists that have been doing this road in the past, what you are seeing here today it is just my own quota that I can use to contribute to the development of this community.
"I believe with what have done now, people will see from the little, and I charged others to emulate, Owolabi said."
In their separate remarks, the Baale Surulere Ileise-Awo, Alhaji Khalid Surakatu appreciated Owolabi, saying that the road would help the community a lot in the transportation of goods and people.
One of the residents Onabanjo Sikiru commended Owolabi for the gesture, saying that residents who are coming from the farm, instead of going from Ibara through Ita -Oshin down to the community, who be stress free because it's a short cut to ease the stress people go through.
"This road is linked from here to Oke-Ata Estate from there to Mango. This is an axis road that link from Ile-ise Awo to Ibara. For him doing this, he has done a good job", Sikiru explained.
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