THE Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Chairman Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, has assured residents of his commitment to safety of lives and zero tolerance for crime and criminality in the local government.
He spoke on Friday at the commissioning of streetlights on two major roads, launched two school buses and inaugurated one of the roads constructed by his administration.
Oke, while commissioning the streetlights on Barrister Kunle Fadipe Street (formerly General Hospital Road), off College Road, Ifako, stated that his administration took a decision to illuminate the area to prevent incidences of bags and cars snatching, as well as armed robbery attacks on unsuspecting members of the public under the cover of darkness.
He said, “Besides this road being host to one of the foremost secondary hospitals in the state, we decided to light up this road, to arrest cases of bags and cars snatching, armed robbery attacks in the area. It is our believe that with this area well illuminated especially at night, it would not only complement the illumination done by the state government on the Jonathan Coker/College Road, and with this entire area fully illuminated, residents and commuters would feel safer.”
Launching the two 49-seater capacity school buses for pupils of the council, after inaugurating the streetlights, the council boss said; “the reason for the project was to further boost education and relief parents and guardians especially of public school pupils of the burdens of having to provide transport for their children/ward”, adding that his administration would continue to give education the desired priority.
He said the buses, which would ply the two entry points of the council, which is Agege and Ishaga, would not discriminate between pupils of public or private schools.
At Moshalashi Alao Street, where Oke commissioned both the road and streetlights, he said it’s the fulfilment of his electioneering campaigns to the people of the area, saying that; “the whole essence of governance is to give people what they want and motivate them to perform their civic obligations to the government.” He added that in a couple of weeks, the ongoing road construction in Eyiowuawi Street, would be delivered while pledging to also work on Omomo Street and others as soon as possible.
The Baale of Ibari, Chief Akeem Muraina, who amongst other residents lauded the chairman for living up to his promise and their expectations, pledged to ensure the safety of the facilities put in their domains.
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