Oyo East Local Government Caretaker Chairman, Saheed Arowosaye, has said his administration has embarked on development of projects specific to each Ward.
The Caretaker Chairman, who spoke on Tuesday, said the projects included rehabilitation of boreholes, purchase of generators and temporary repairs of bad roads, adding that some of them have been commissioned.
Arowosaye said this was in fulfilment of one of the key promises of Governor Seyi Makinde to touch every part of the State with developmental projects.
He said over 12 motorised and hand pump boreholes have been rehabilitated in the first phase of the projects, to address the perennial water crisis in Oyo East Local Government.
According to him, the projects were arrived at using a bottom-top approach as the intervention was initiated in response to the series of requests by the various communities in the Local Government to address specific challenges.
He said the execution of the projects would change the narrative about grassroots development and the responsibilities of Caretaker Chairmen in Oyo State.
Arowosaye added that the Local Government also purchased brand new electricity generating sets for communities where some of the boreholes are located, to ensure availability of water even when there is blackout.
The Oyo East Local Government boss added that the projects are conceived in response to requests by the various communities to address specific challenges and are tailored to meet the needs of each.
He added that by this, the present administration had taken “dividends of democracy” to the grassroots in a way never seen before in the Oyo State.
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