Oyo communities benefit FG rural infastruture projects
By Ogundele Olanrewaju
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has inaugurated some of its rural infastruture projects in some communities in Oyo State.
Some of the projects inaugurated are mini water treatment plant, 1.5 km asphaltic road constructed and solar powered street lights installation, all in Adeoje/Kuola community in Oluyole Local Government Area, Ibadan.
Other projects are solar powered borehole with overhead tanks in Amo, Aawe community in Afijio Local Government Area, near Oyo town.
Also 44 units solar street lights installation at Akesan Community and solar powered borehole at Parakoyi community, both in Oyo town.
Mrs Omolara Oguntuyi, Southwest Zonal Director, FMARD, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mahmood Abubakar, inaugurated the mini water treatment plant, the 1.5 km asphaltic road and the solar powered street lights in Adeoje/Kuola community.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Florence Kakulu, the FMARD Oyo State coordinator, inaugurated the other projects in Aawe, Parakoyi and Akesan communities
Oguntuyi, in her remarks, said that the Federal Government prioritized provision of infrastructure in rural areas, which was the reason FMARD embarked on projects in rural communities across the country.
She explained that FG was constructing rural roads across the country to stop migration of people to the urban centres and also to ease the burden of transporting farm produce from rural communities.
The zonal coordinator expressed satisfaction with the quality of FMARD projects across the Southwest states and thanked the state coordinators in the zone for not compromising on standard of the work with the contractors handling the projects.
She further admonished the benefitting communities to ensure that the projects were maintained
She further hinted that a monitoring unit had been constituted to visit the project sites from time to time to see that the Infastruture were put to good use.
On her part, Dr Kakulu while inaugurating projects in Aawe, Parakoyi and Akesan communities said that the boreholes would provide sustainable access to safe drinking water for the benefitting communities.
She added that the solar street lights at Akesan community would enhance security of the area.
She tasked residents of the communities to ensure good maintenance of the boreholes and the street lights so that they would last well.
Speaking on behalf of the communities, Mr Anthony Ebuka, from Adeoje/Kunola community, appreciated the Federal Government for counting them worthy of the projects.
Ebuka testified that the Federal Government through FMARD had executed social infrastructure projects in various communities which had enhanced the lives of the residents in the communities.
Also Mr Friday Agwu of Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery, Aawe, where one of the boreholes was sunk, appreciated the Federal Government for the initiative.
Agwu said the boreholes and the solar streetlight projects would be of great benefits to the beneficiary communities.
He urged the FMARD to continue involving in projects that would impact positively on the lives of rural dwellers.
