The Chairman of Iru-Victoria Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Princess Rasheedat Abiodun Adu, has inaugurated three roads.
This makes total roads constructed to six in recent time.
Princess Adu said Samuel Adedoyin, Erelu Rasheedat Abiodun Adu, and Erelu Aisha Oniru roads were recently constructed to aid vehicular movement in the axis and also create an access routes within the community.
The council chairman said she would continue to render services to the people by creating an enabling environment to ease things for the residents.
She said she had embarked on numerous projects, ranging from infrastructure, education and empowerment, among others since elected into office.
According to her, the constructed roads will reduce environmental pollution, the decline in man-hour lost to traffic gridlocks, reduction of stress and adding values to the property in the areas.
“We have renovated many roads while some are under construction to help residents have easy and convenient passage. Some of the roads we have constructed include Olosa Street, Balarabe Musa, Jubril Martins, Abila Oniru and Muri-Okunola among others,” she said
According to her, the projects were part of campaign promises.
“These roads were terrible and as a government, we usually go around to inspect roads because we believe that Victoria-Island is an elitist environment and we decided to embark on quality projects that will be beneficial to everybody in the community,” she said.
She applauded the executive for deeming it fit to name a road in her honour.
“The road, Erelu Rasheedat Abiodun Adu, was named after my humble self. This street has no name, it was a vacant street with no existing name and the executive members deemed it fit to honour me with it as a reward for my contribution to the council,” she stated.
She vouched for the quality of jobs done during the construction.
“The Abila Oniru was constructed within my first 100 days in office during my first term and till now, the road looks like a newly constructed one. So for other roads we have constructed,” she said.
Princess Adu enjoined community leaders to take ownership of those roads by ensuring that people don’t engage in things that would damage them.
The council boss assured that she would embark on empowerment and construction of another three roads, before the end of the year.
“We going to do more empowerment, give support grants to traders within the community. We will support 250 market women with trade grants. Another palliative is coming up towards Christmas period so that everybody will have something to celebrate with,” she said.
Oniru of Iruland, Oba AbdulWasiu Lawal while opening Samuel Adedoyin Road, hailed Princess Adu for constructing the “beautiful” road.
Oba Lawal congratulated the residents and road users.
According to the monarch, inaugurating three roads is great feat, saying that Princess Adu has done well.
A lawmaker, representing Eti-Osa Constituency, who doubles as the Majority Leader of the Lagos House of Assembly, Naheem Adams, said Princess Adu has made the party proud.
“I’m proud of you. I can boastfully tell my colleagues in the assembly to go and look at the roads constructed in his constituency. The standard and quality of the roads are worth mentioning. It shows you know the value of the electorate and appreciate them,” he said.
The Balogun of Iruland and former Chairman of the council, Chief Muideen Abayomi Daramola, also hailed his successor for taking the council administration to another level.
Chief Daramola said Princess Adu has done well in improving the infrastructure in the council.
He urged her not to rest on her oars.
