HON. OLUFEMI ADEBANJO COMMISSIONS TOILET FACILITY FOR COMMUNITY

Hon. Olufemi Adebanjo

The Honorable representing Alimosho Federal constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Olufemi Adebanjo aka Eyes Open on Saturday, 23^rd January, 2016 commissioned a modern Toilet facility built by the executives of A-Zone CDA, Mosan Okunola, Alimosho on their children Playground.

In his welcome address, the chairman of A-Zone CDA, Mr. Olufemi Ojo thanked everybody for the support his executives got during the building of the facility and specifically thanked the past executives and elders of the community for not selling-off the property of the community in their possession as elders in other communities are doing. He also mentioned the names of some of the Youth of the CDA who have contributed financially and in other ways to the success of the project. Notable among those mentioned are Engineer Niran Oshodi who donated a Borehole to the community to run the facility, Mr. Adamolekun Tokunbo who donated a sound system, Mr. Ayo Jinadu who is putting light on the streets, Mr. Akintunde Ogunleye and Hon. Sukanmi who have both been supportive. He also thanked Mr. Ahmed Alawaye a member of the community who brought Alimosho Pillars to donate N200, 000 (Two hundred thousand naira) towards the project.

The Chairman, Mr. Olufemi Ojo decried the negligence of the government on their community. He noted there are roads that have not been motorable for many years and have not received government attention.

In his response, Honourable Olufemi Adebanjo represented by his Personal Assistant, Mr. Gbenga Amuludun lauded the executives of A-Zone CDA for the initiative to come up with a project of such importance. He promised more government presence in the community that has been ignored for long and promised his support to the community. He however urged other CDA executives to take a cue from Mr. Olufemi Ojo-led executives of A-Zone CDA.

The project, a modern Toilet facility with 2 (two) toilet seats each for male and female sections with two urinary for the male section, cost the executives, N1.7m (One million, seven hundred thousand naira) to put up and was built over two years. The chairman noted the project would not have been ready but for the intervention of Engineer Niran Oshodi, an international contractor who donated the Borehole for the project.

Present at the commissioning were community and political leaders including Alhaji Yisa Yusuf who was represented by Otunba Ahmed Opaleye and Mr. Abiodun Ladoja, Engineer Balaja, Engineer and Mrs. Lape Oshodi and Barrister Ogunwuyi who was represented by Mr. Femi Olasehinde. Others at the ceremony include CDC representatives led by Elder Udah, past and present executives of the CDA and residents of the CDA.