Youths upgrade secretariat

The youth in the Ado Odo Ado/Odo Ota Local Government, have expressed their willingness to host the headquarters of the proposed Ado-Igbesa Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) if plans by the Ogun State government falls through. To this end, the large compound that once housed the secretariat of the defunct Ado/Igbesa Local Government, is currently being cleared and given a facelift.

The youths’ action followed the decision by the Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, to conduct establish more LCDAs with the splitting of Ado Odo/Ota local government into three one of which would be Ado Igbesa LCDA.

“We youths are happy with the decision of the government,” said a statement by the Ado Odo Development Foundation (ADF). “This is why we all come out to clear the council secretariat voluntarily, paint the façade and the fence as a sign of our readiness to host the LCDA headquarters again.”

A statement signed by ADF pioneer member Comrade Saeed Alagbe and secretary Wale Hassan, stated that youths are merely saying that the status quo should remain since Ado Odo Igbesa Local Government which once existed before it was proscribed by the military in 1984, had its headquarters at Ado-Odo.

According to the duo, Ado Odo/Igbesa/Ipokia federal constituency also used to have its headquarters at Ado-odo from pre-colonial period till 1988.

In 2003, the government of Olusegun Osoba created the Ado Odo Local Government which was rejected by federal government and later returned to the present Ado Odo/Ota Local Government when former governor Gbenga Daniel came on board.

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