Ogun Lawmaker, Atobatele Constructs Community Road, Urges Governor Abiodun To Focus On Linkage Roads
ABEOKUTA – The member representing Abeokuta South Constituency 1 in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Lukmon Atobatele, has called on the Ogun State Government to embark on inter-street roads to make dividends of democracy accessible to the downtrodden.
Hon. Atobatele gave the charge on Friday at the commissioning of a 300meter Somorin Street road in Oke Abetu area of Abeokuta, the state capital.
The lawmaker also empowered about 50 of his constituents with cash incentives for business at the event held on Friday.
Speaking with newsmen at the event, Atobatele said fixing inner roads in the state, would contribute majorly to community lives.
Atobatele however appealed to other stakeholders to contribute their quota in nation-building, adding that the government cannot alleviate the suffering of the citizens alone.
“The government should keep doing things like this and emulate what I am doing. The majority of the major roads are okay but we have issues with the inner roads.
“If others choose to do street roads too it would be of benefit to the people. Well-meaning people should also come out and stop shying away from the truth. If you know you have the capacity to help the people you should do so.
“Everyone knows what is happening in the country today, we know that things are not easy for Nigerians so we shouldn’t wait for the government, we can help ourselves, ” he added.
Atobatele who dismissed insinuation that the project was part of his constituency projects, explained that the road was constructed with his personal money.
He emphasized that the choice of the road was necessitated to assist the community in accessing the only hospital serving the area and its environ.
“Government cannot alleviate the sufferings of the masses alone, so I called on well-meaning members in the society to contribute their quota through philanthropic gesture.
In his remark the hospital’s CEO, Fadeyi Olatunbosun, stated that the other side of the road was constructed during the world bank project, but stopped midway, enjoining the government to see to the competition of the remaining 300 meters to enable easy access.
