We’ll concentrate more on road construction in 2025- Badagry LG boss

Mr. Olusegun Onilude, the Chairman of Badagry Local Government, on Wednesday promised to concentrate more on road construction in 2025.

Onilude gave the assurance during a Stakeholders Consultative Forum for 2025, organised by the Council at the Ajara secretariat.

Supreme News reports that the theme of the budget was tagged “Budget of Transitional Economy.”.

Onilude said that the 2025 budget would concentrate more on the construction of the road network with the communities in Badagry.

“We will consolidate more on what we have done before; we will do more of roads and touch some of our roads.

“Some bad roads will be fixed, and more drainages will also be constructed.

“Let me assure you that I won’t start a project that I will not complete.

“I am leaving office by July 2025; I won’t start a project that someone will abandon when he gets to office,” he said.

The chairman said that the purpose of the forum was to know the needs of his people and to execute some of them in the coming budget.

“We will take note of whatever they say. We will look at it side by side with the revenue available and add part of it to the next budget.

“We may not be able to achieve all, but notwithstanding, we will do what we can,” he said.

The chairman said that within his three years in office, he had completed various projects.

“These include the new customary court building, the legacy building that housed the secretariat, the building of the entrance gate, Badagry Town Hall, 90 percent completion, and the and the procurement of graders for grading roads.

“Construction of Isalu roads and others, building of NULGE building, building of Primary Health Centre in Gboyikoh and Torikoh and building of public toilet in the council,” he said.

He appealed to the residents to always pay their taxes and levies for the council to fulfill their budgetary projection.

Also, Mrs. Abosede Olusanya, the Council Manager of BLG, said the purpose of the forum was to deliberate and discuss what the council would do in the next coming year.

“We want something that will lead to the development of the council.

“I am aware that everyone of us would have discussed with your leaders in different communities before coming here today,” she said.

Supreme News reports that some ward leaders, associations, and CDA chairmen came to request some inclusion in the budget.

Mr. Gabriel Omotayo, Chairman,Community Development Association in Badagry, urged the chairman to help them grade all roads in their communities.

Mr. Sedowhe Gboweh, the Coordinator, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Badagry Branch, urged the chairman to employ unemployed youths in the council.

Mr. Ibraheem Sarafadeen, Chairman, Ward D, urged the chairman to include construction of Oropo Tafa Dada to General Hospital Road in the coming budget.

Supreme News also reports that traditional rulers and chiefs, traders, and staff of the council graced the occasion.