A governorship aspirant on the platform
of the African Democratic Congress in Ogun State, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka,
has unfolded plans to develop the Ogun-Lagos border towns through a
well-funded agency if elected governor in 2019.
Isiaka stated this in the Magboro
community at an interactive session with major stakeholders in the
Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday.
The aspirant noted that studies had
shown that the current Lagos population, which currently stands at 21
million, would double by 2034, and that the spillover effect would be
felt more by Ogun State.
He explained that the proximity of Lagos
to Ogun State had made many residents of the congested Nigeria’s
economic capital to move over to the neighbouring state while the
government had not done much to provide the necessary infrastructure in
the contiguous communities.
He listed some of the major challenges
confronting residents of the Ogun-Lagos border towns to include
deplorable roads, lack of health facilities, schools, potable water and
traffic congestion.
The ADC leader said he developed a
model, tagged Ogun-Lagos border initiative, which he hoped to develop
into a well-funded agency that would be solely responsible for the
provision of amenities in the state.
He said, “We shall establish a special
Border Towns Development Authority to purposely hasten a sustainable
infrastructural and socio-economic development of the affected towns and
villages.”
Source: www.punchng.com
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