By Editor
History was made on Thursday at the twin event of the commissioning of a multi-million naira solar-powered borehole and the empowerment of different categories of residents of Ado North LCDA under the leadership of Hon. Mrs Olatokunbo Gbadamosi, the Executive Chairman of the council.
The carnival-like occasion held at Orita Blessing, Oke Ila in Ado Ekiti, turned out to be a meeting point of ‘who is who’ in Ado politics and was graced by top politicians including the Chairman of the ruling party, the APC in Ekiti State, Hon. Sola Elesin, the party’s Chairman in Ado Local Government, Hon. Micheal. Hon Tade Aluko, Engr Toyin Ojo, Chief Bosun Osaloni as well as high powered delegation of Ewi-in-Council led by the Eyesorun Adejugbe.
In her welcome speech, Hon Gbadamosi appreciated all the invited guests for honouring the August occasion and lauded the Governor of Ekiti State for his visionary leadership.
“I’m highly indebted to the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for providing an enabling environment to ensure that the dream of a greater local Council comes to fulfilment and for releasing the needed funds to exercise these laudable projects” she said.
She expressed similar gratitude to the First Lady of Ekiti State, Prof Olayemi Oyebanji also for her passion for the development of the State through her welfarist women and the less privileged pet projet-WAOH.
Speaking on the empowerment program, the Council boss explained that the idea was conceived to equip the peasants, petty traders, artisans, small scale business owners and the less privileged noting that beneficiaries were captured without party affiliations.
“It is my belief that allocation of dividends of democracy should transcend across board to ensure good governance for all without any sense of prejudice” she stated
After felicitating with the beneficiaries, the Chairman however sounded a note of warning to them that the items distributed should not be sold under any circumstances adding that the gesture was done in line with Governor Oyebanji’s policy of shared prosperity.
Words of commendations were delivered by dignitaries at the occasion praising the council boss for the philantopic gesture.
Among items freely distributed to beneficiaries include; POS machines, sewing machines, fans, gas cylinders, grinding machines clippers, chairs and tables, insecticides, farm implements amongst others.
At the official commissioning of the solar powered borehole, the Chairman admonished the residents to keep the borehole safe and secured for public use while promising to do more projects for other communities in due course.
Other dignitaries at the occasion include former Commissioner for Information, Chief Taiwo Olatubosun, former Commissioner for Environment, Chief Mrs Tosin Aluko. Chief Mrs Ronke Okusanya, Hon Mrs Mary Oso-Omotoso, DG Community Communications Governor’s Office. chairmen of Ado Local Government and Ado Central LCDA and their deputies amongst others.
