In OGUN West Senatorial District (Yewa South LGA Version)
It is with great pleasure that I address you again on this occasion of what I tagged Second Town Hall Meeting/Mega Empowerment and Thank You Tour. Unlike the last edition of the programme which was centralized here in Ilaro in Yewa South LGA, this year’s edition, which involves feedback report, presentation of equipment for trained constituents with startup grants in Ogun West and beyond, has been decentralized and went round all the 5 LGAs of Ogun West and institutions of government working for the welfare of my people and indeed Nigerians that are resident with us. Today’s event is the grand finale of programmes that went around all LGAs of Ogun West Senatorial District.
As it happened during the last mega empowerment exercise, I have facilitated the requisite training of over 20,000 youths, men and women in the area of ICT and in various skills acquisition preparatory to some of their empowerment today where beneficiaries will be going home with appropriate equipment for practicing their acquire skills and trades as well as some cash grants for their new business or to expand their trades.
As it is today, a solid foundation for the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has been laid and we are beginning to see the first fruits of its faithful, albeit sometimes discomforting, implementation of some of its reforms. I was fully involved in the foundation laying, particularly at the legislative arm of the government. As it is, my constituents can attest to the benefit of the Renewed Hope Agenda in our senatorial district and beyond in the projects I have been able to facilitate in less than 2 years as will be presented below.
Going forward let me quickly give a summary report of the journey so far in less than 2 years of representation in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. I was appointed the Chairman of the all-important Appropriations Committee of the Senate and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence. I am also a member of eleven Senate Committees namely; Marine Transport, Ecology and Climate Change, Public Accounts, Works, Finance, Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Health, FCT, Upstream Petroleum, Constitutional Amendment, Agriculture Colleges and Institutions, SDGs, NDDC and Agriculture Production, Services and Rural Development.
On the floor of the Senate, I am an active contributor to debates of motions and bills. In particular and pursuant of my some of electoral promises, I have so far presented three motions for the consideration of the Senate namely;
(1.) “Motion on the Urgent Need to Suspend Restriction Order Placed on Supply of Fuel to Border Communities”
(2.) “Motion on the Urgent Need for Palliative Repairs and Total Reconstruction of Lagos -Ota- Abeokuta Express Road”
(3) “Motion on the Urgent Need to Address the False Allegation Against the Senate and the Presidency on the 2024 Appropriation Act by Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central)”.
(4) “Motion on the Demise of Senator Solomon Ayodeji Otegbola”
All the motions were passed into Resolutions of the Senate for action by the executive with the last resulting in the suspension of Senator Ningi for a month.
In the area of law making, I have sponsored 10 bills to the Senate namely:
(1) “Nigeria Railway Corporation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023” (SB.9), (2) “Federal College of Geological and Cement Studies, Iselu, Yewa North, Ogun State (Establishment) Bill, 2023” (SB.109),
(3) “Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) Act (Amendment) Bill 2023” (SB.265),
(4) “Bill for an Act to Establish Federal University of Technology, Ilaro, 2023”,
(5) “Bill for An Act to Amend National Commission for Women Act, CAP N23, LFN 2004”,
(6) “Bill for An Act to Amend the Niger Delta Development Commission Act No.6, 2000”,
(7) “Bill for An Act to Establish the Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, 2023”,
(8) “National Institute for Border Studies, Imeko, Ogun State (Establishment) Bill” 2024,
(9) “Bill for National Energy Bill, 2024(SB.386),
(10) “Bill for Agricultural Processing Zones (Establishment), 2024, (SB.367).
The bill on the Chartered Institute of Accountants in Nigeria, ICAN, has passed ‘through public hearing and it’s report to the Senate for passage is being awaited while the bill on Federal College of Geological and Cement Studies Iselu, Yewa North has passed Second Reading and is ready for public hearing at the committee stage. Happily, the bill for the Upgrade of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro to University of Technology, Ilaro has been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives and is awaiting presidential assent to make the university a reality. Other bills are in various stages of legislative scheduling and treatment having passed first reading stage or awaiting listing.
In the area of infrastructural projects facilitation in the five Local Government Areas of Ogun West Senatorial District, many milestones have been reached in terms of completion of projects in the area of construction of Roads, School Buildings, ICT Centres, Healthcare Facilities, Markets, Police Stations, Town Halls, Solar Light and Supply of Transformers. As at present I have facilitated over 272 infrastructure projects with about 90% completed and put to use across the length and breadth of Ogun West Senatorial District LGAs while the remaining are in various stages of completion. This number exclude those I have assisted in facilitating in the two other senatorial districts of Ogun State.
Specifically, in Yewa South LGA, I have facilitated the following projects in different sectors in less than 2 years as follows:
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Construction and Asphalting of Housing Road, Ilaro Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Pahayi Moloni Road Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting Owode Market Road, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting Ajilete Township road Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting Alapara-Alatan-Ago Egun Road Owode Yewa South (Completed)
Bridge and channelisation Gbogidi Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Union Bank via empire pavilion Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Adetutu Street Ilaro Yewa south (Completed)
Bridge and channelisation at Double Crown Hossana Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Bridge and Channelization at Oke Ela Ilaro, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Ansar ud Deen Road Ilaro Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Gbogidi Road Street Ilaro Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Otegbeye Street Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Olori Adebisi Street Ilaro, yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Olokuta Street Owode, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Igbeji Road, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Moboluwaduro Ago Ilobi, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Alagbon Owode, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Folashade Bible College Owode, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Idogo Ipaja Road, Yewa South (Completed)
Rehabilitaion of Ibeshe to Ilaro Road, Yewa South (Completed)
Rehabilitation of Papa to Oteyi, Yewa South (Completed)
Rehabilitation of Oteyi to Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Contruction and Asphalting of Pahayi Police Post to Primary Health Centre Road, Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Owode Palace Road Owode Yewa, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of GRA Road Ilaro Section A, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of GRA NEPA Road Ilaro Section B, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of State Hospital road Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Iwoye Yewa Township road Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Orita junction to Library Road Pahayi Ilaro, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Yidi Sabo Road Owode, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Folashade Road Owode, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Yewa High School Road Ajilete, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Olugbenle Road Ilaro (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Ona Egbo Road Ilaro (Ongoing)
Construction and Asphalting of Wema Bank Road Ilaro (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Alagbaa Road Ilaro Yewa South, (Completed)
Construction and Asphalting of Oke Odan Township Road, Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction and Asphalting of Pahayi Market Road Ilaro (Ongoing)
Construction and Asphalting of Federal Polythecnic Express Road (Ongoing)
Construction and Asphalting of Ogun Osun Orebiyi Road Oke odan, Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction and Asphalting of Okobaba Alagbon Road Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction and Asphalting of Owode Palace Dokun Road, Owode Yewa South (Ongoing)
Erosion Control Pahayi, Ilaro ,Yewa South
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Construction of A block of 12 classrooms with Staff room and Library at Yewa Egbado College Ilaro Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of A block of 12 classrooms with Staff room and Library at C A C Primary School Abekoko Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of A block of 12 classrooms with Staff room and Library at Area community high school Owode, Yewa south (Completed)
Construction of 2 Blocks of 16 classrooms at Army day secondary school Owode, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of 2 blocks of 16 classrooms at Iwoye Area community high school Iwoye, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of A block of classrooms at Yewa South LG Primary school Yidi Alaagba, Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction of A block of classrooms, Ultramodern Multipurpose Hall and ICT/E-Library at Area Community High school Owode, Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction of A block of 16 classrooms at Owode Secondary School Owode Yewa
Construction of Ultramodern Library at Federal Polythecnic, Ilaro (COMPLETED).
PROVISION OF TRANSFORMERS
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Pavilion Ground Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Aregbeyo CDC Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Ifelodun CDC Ajilete, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Oriolowo CDC Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Orelope CDA Idogo Road Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Boluwatife & Olokuta CDA Owode, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Oke Alafia Community Association Owode, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to Ilaro GRA, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
- Provision of 500kva Transformer to High Court Community Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
NEW TRANSFORMERS READY FOR COLLECTION TODAY
500kva/11kv Transformer for Akowonjo Community, Ikosi Area, Ilaro
500kva/33kv Transformer fot Liberty Community Development Association, Ilaro.
500kva/33kv Transformer for Ola Adura CDA, Iganmu Area Deeper Life Bus Stop, Ilaro
500kva/33kv Transformer for Isokan Lere CDA , Salaudeen Olayode Street, Owode Yewa.
500kva/33kv Transformer for Erinja CDA.
COMPLETED SOLAR LIGHT INSTALATION
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Ilaro Township Road Yewa south
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Owode Yewa, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Adetutu road Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Union Bank road Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Orita Bridge to Hosana Bridge Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Pavilion Ground Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Olokuta street Owode, Yewa south
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Oke Erinja, Eredo, Iwoye Ilaro Road, Yewa south
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Iwoye Yewa Township Road Iwoye
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Ajayi Pepe Gbogidi Road Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Ansar ud Deen Road Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Ileba Olokuta Ilaro, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Oke Ola road Ilaro
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Oke Erinja Township Road, Yewa South
Procurement and installation of all in one solar street lights in Eredo township Road, Yewa South
ICT CENTRE
Construction of ultramodern ICT Center at School of Nursing Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Ultramodern ICT Center at Muslim Progressive High School, Oke- Odan (COMPLETED)
Construction of Ultramodern ICT Center at Owode Secondary School Owode, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT CENTRE (ICU)
ICU General Hospital Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE (PHC)
Construction of Primary Health Centre Okeodan, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Primary Health Centre Pahayi Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Ipake Primary Health Centre Ipake, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Eredo Primary Health Centre Eredo, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Primary Health Centre at General Hospital Ilaro, Yewa South (ONGOING)
Construction of Primary Health Centre at Mobile Base Ilaro, Yewa South (ONGOING)
MARKET CONSTRUCTION
Construction of Ultramodern Igbo Aje Market Ilaro Market Phase 1, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of Ultramodern Pahayi Market Ilaro, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of Owode Ultramodern Market Owode, Yewa South (Completed)
Construction of Ajilete Ultramodern Market Ajilete, Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction of Ultramodern Igbo Aje Market Ilaro Market Phase 2, Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction of Ultramodern Ilobi Erinja Market Yewa South (Ongoing)
Construction of Ultramodern Sayedero Market Yewa South (Completed)
POLICE STATION
Construction of Pahayi Police Station Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Ilaro Police Station Ilaro, Yewa South (ONGOING)
Construction of Owode Police Station, Owode, Yewa South (ONGOING)
CONSTRUCTION OF TOWNHALL
Construction of Pavilion ultramodern Townhall Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Ultramodern Pavilion Section 3 at Empire ground Ilaro, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
Construction of Ultramodern Owode Townhall, Yewa South (COMPLETED)
The Scholarship and Bursary Board comprising of eminent academics and intellectuals for the senatorial district that I established for yearly awards have so far benefited 5392 with 3892 benefiting only a few days ago. The awards sum ranges from N100,000 to N200,000 for bursary and scholarship respectively. Similarly, in less than two years, I empowered 15,000 Market Women and Men with a cash grant ranging from N50,000 to N75,000 each with 2,000 of this number coming from Yewa South LGA. Some are of our people in the two other senatorial district’s market also benefitted. In due course, I look forward to all members of Market Women and Men Association in the senatorial district benefiting from this financial support scheme.
In the area of employment at the federal levels, I have facilitated employment for over 100 constituents at the National Assembly, TETFUND, Fire Service, the Nigeria Police, FAAN, Federal Medical Centres, FRSC and other agencies. I am expecting more from other agencies in due course with their ongoing recruitment process.
But as a stop gap measure to provide gainful self-employment and means of livelihood for our people, I have embarked on the training of women and youths in entrepreneurship development, skills acquisition and today we are going to empower all of them with equipment and start up grants to start practicing their skills and earning incomes.
The target is for gainful self-employment for youths and women irrespective of tribe, religion or political affiliations in Ogun West. As a legislator of over 22 years at state and federal level, I have made it of paramount importance to ensure that as many youths and women as possible are given requisite skills and empowered to establish them in gainful self-employment. In our present situation, in addition to good education, skills of various kinds are advantages in generating income and combating rising employment and under-employment.
Towards this end, many trainings for skills acquisition, entrepreneurship development and ICT as well as empowerment with equipment are ways that I achieve effective representation. To the glory of God, tens of thousands have benefited from these programmes facilitated by me and making a modest living out of their acquired skills and trades.
Today, in conjunction with Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan, Federal Cooperative College, Oji River, Micheal Imodu Labour Centre, Federal College of Fishery and Marine Technology, SMEDAN, NCAM and National Productive Centre, a segment of the total number of 20,000 trained participants in their preferred vocations will be empowered with equipment and grants as was done in other 4 LGAs of Ogun West with the following items dedicated to Yewa South beneficiaries as follows: 10 Mini Buses, 38 Tricycles, 50 Motor Cycles, 60 Welding Machines, 80 Deep Freezers, 32 Generators, 61 Vulcanizing Machines, 107 Grinding Machines, 380 Sewing Machines, 13 Embroidery Machines, 158 Hair Dressing Equipment, 311 Tailoring, 100 Entrepreneurship (Cash Grant), 420 Leather Works (Cash Grant), 150 Fisheries (Cash Grant), 348 Agric Value Chain (Cash Grant), 312 Bricklaying (Cash Grant), 32 Barbing Equipment, 542 School Bags, 1,428 Exercise Books 4,285 Textbooks, 209 Makeup Kits, 32 Catering Equipment, 5 Nos of 500 kva Transformers
It is my hope that many of the beneficiaries to be empowered here will soon be in the business of generating income for themselves. Let me state that beneficiaries of these training programme and empowerment were selected devoid of any partisan considerations and major stakeholders were given opportunities to nominate beneficiaries as deemed fit. We also ensured that there was even spread across all the 5 LGAs of Ogun West as what is distributed here today has been replicated in all the other LGAs of Ogun West earlier.
I will continue to deliver effective representation as a legislator in this era of Renewed Hope Agenda as I look forward to further service for the benefit of my people, my state and nation at large. I congratulate all the beneficiaries of this programme and urge them to diligently apply the skills learnt in course of their training for their socio-economic advancement of themselves and indeed the advancement in the society. The slogan is start small and grow big. Please shun the temptation of selling empowerment equipment for quick cash that will that will end up in unproductive frivolities and misplaced priorities.
ADDRESS BY SENATOR SOLOMON ADEOLA AT THE SECOND EDITION OF TOWNHALL MEETING/THANK YOU TOUR AND MEGA EMPOWERMENT FOR 20,000 TRAINED CONSTITUENTS AND MARKET WOMEN IN OGUN WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT (YEWA SOUTH LGA VERSION) ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2025 AT ASADE AGUNLOYE PAVILION, ILARO-YEWA YEWA SOUTH LGA, OGUN STATE
