Writing By Ali Muhammad Rabiu, Editing By Godwin Duru
Local government Chairmen in Kwara state have been urged to prioritize the needs of their people in the provision of dividends of democracy over and above their personal interests to ensure better development in the state.
The state Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development . Abubakar Bata stated this during a separate inspection assessment of the ongoing second phase of the projects monitoring in Isin and Irepodun local government area of Kwara State.
He said the provisions of social amenities and others life changing projects would go a long way in reducing problems at the grass root.
Bata rated the projects executed at the local government visited high , noting that the implementation of capital projects with far reaching impacts on citizens was commendable.
According to him, the essence of the monitoring was to assess the impact of the projects done, urging other Councils yet to be visited to hasten up their work.
The Commissioner further disclosed that all the projects commissioned were all legacy projects demanded by the benefitting communities.
In their remarks, the Chairman, Isin Local Government Council of Kwara state, Benjamin Jolayemi ,and his counterpart from Irepodun Local Government Council, Abdulazeez Yakub said the administration would continue to provide the basic needs for the people.
They assured other communities of similar projects in due course.
Projects inspected included construction of perimeter fencing and renovation of the police clinic in Omu – Aran, reconstruction of box culvert at Ile – Nla, Omu – Aran, renovation of two classrooms at Oko Community School, drilling of motorized boreholes at the security building at Omu – Aran, Irapa in Oko, Alaran’s Palace and Irebode in Oro, among others.
COV/ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU