Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, says his administration prioritised the development of the western part of the state because it has been neglected for a long time.

Speaking at the Oronna Day Celebration in Yewa south LGA of the state, Abiodun said the Ogun west senatorial district has not been given the needed attention despite being the food basket of Ogun.

The governor said his administration has inaugurated at least one road project in the western part of the state.

“When I assumed office and for some reasons, most of my predecessors did not accord this zone the place and attention it deserved,” he said.

“Kabiyesi called me and said ‘before you, all that happened here is that they will do some groundbreaking but they never commissioned any project in this local government or in this zone’ and I told kabiyesi that the narrative will change.

“We will do ground breaking and we will also commission projects. I beat my chest and proudly say that we have done just that.

“The very important arteria road that connects the local government area to Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area and other five local government areas is the Ilaro -Owode road.

“We totally reconstructed it and the journey that took probably two and a half hours now takes a few minutes.”

On his part, Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, commended the government’s efforts in developing the state.

The deputy senate president said Oronna Day could be used as a “developmental tool and a source of foreign exchange earnings”.

[TheCable]