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Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA sets for great transformation......Hon Abiodun Isola.

 By Afolabi Oyekunle.

Executive Chairman, Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, Hon. Abiodun Jimoh Isola said his administration is embarking on key projects, in market development, education, infrastructure development, health and social welfare and empowerment of the people towards  key transformation of the area, and the lives of the people.

Honourable Abiodun Jimoh Isola 

The Chairman made the pledge at the 2026 Budget Stakeholders Forum organized by the Council.

Hon Ishola in pictures with some of the  stakeholders, including the Vice-chairman, Hon. Kehinde Shobayo.


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Honourable Isola with Vice Chairman of the Council, Honourable Kehinde Shobayo. on the right.

In the area of infrastructure, the Chairman said a number of projects have been awarded  which include construction of roads and drainages.  

He pledged that the LCDA also plans to establish a World class market, which will include a mechanic village, a recycling plant and autobile spare parts, a skill acquisition/vocational center and also an event centre.

 Honourable Jimoh Isola said in the area of economic empowerment, the council to mark it's 100days in office activities has designed a program to provide direct  support to the residents of Agbado/
Oke-Odo.

In the area of transportation, he said plans are underway to procure more buses for the Clean-up of Agbado-Oke-Odo Monitoring and Enforcement Team, The Agbado-Oke-Odo NULGE Chapter, The Community Development Committee, The league of Imams, Christian Association of Nigeria, The Obas
 and Baales-in-Council, Revenue Collectors and School pupils and students 

He said to ensure that the Internally Generated Revenue of the council is greatly improved, his administration has restructured its revenue architecture which is now yielding positive results, while new revenue buses to assist revenue officials have been procured

 The stakeholders forum was attended by top notchers of APC at the Council Development level.

Meanwhile, residents of Agbado/Oke-0d0 Council Development Area have been urged to ensure they perform their civic duty regularly through paying their tenement rates, taxes, market development levy and cooperating with the local government officials to achieve the desire goal for the council.

The Vice-chairman of the Council, Honourable Kehinde Shobayo said the cooperation of the people is essential.


Vice Chairman Honourable Kehinde Shobayo

According to him, the stakeholders forum was highly successful as the people opinions were sought towards preparation for the 2026 Budget.

Honourable Shobayo assured the people that people's oriented programmes would continue to be implemented

He commended the Council Chairman, Hon. Abiodun Jimoh Isola for his laudable achievements since being in office, describing him as a good listener and performer.

Most of the people at the Forum praised Honourable Jimoh Isola, as a true record blazer who is out to achieve tremendous development and raise the standard of the people.

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