Oyebanji Takes Development Strides to Aiyekire/Gbonyin LGA.

Oyebanji Takes Development Strides to Aiyekire/Gbonyin LGA.                                           By Olamide Akinwumi.

Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has continued his development drive across Ekiti State with notable projects executed in Aiyekire/Gbonyin Local Government Area, spanning infrastructure, education, healthcare, agriculture, power, and traditional institutions.

It is on record that there is no local government in Ekiti State without a touch of Oyebanji’s developmental projects, and Aiyekire/Gbonyin LGA is no exception.

●Public/Civil Service:
The administration renovated the Ode Tax Station while also disbursing ₦653.1 million in pension benefits to 364 retirees and another ₦127.3 million to 45 pensioners, easing the burden on senior citizens.

●Education:
Classroom blocks and facilities were either constructed or renovated in schools at Agbado, Imesi, Aisegba, and Ijan Ekiti. A science laboratory was also delivered at the Community Grammar School, Iro Ayeteju.

●Health:
The governor renovated Basic Health Centres across Aisegba, Ode, Ijan, Imesi, Iro, Ayeteju, and Bolorunduro, alongside the General Hospital in Ijan Ekiti, which was also equipped with new medical facilities.

●Water and Sanitation (WASH):
Motorised boreholes were drilled at Iluomoba Road, Ijan Ekiti; Basic Health Centres in Aisegba, Ode, Ijan, Ilupeju-Ijan, and Imesi; as well as other key communities, boosting access to potable water.

●Infrastructure and Power:
Communities such as Aisegba, Agbado, Imesi, Ode, and Iro-Ayeteju were reconnected to the National Grid after years of darkness. Rehabilitation works are ongoing at the Ijan Booster Station to restore steady power supply.

●Agriculture and Food Security:
The administration upgraded Umesi Wet Market in Ode, constructed 20 open market stalls, opened the Egbe-Ekiti farmstead road, and cleared 125 hectares of land for farm clusters across the LGA.

●Rural Development:
Farmers benefitted from the construction of a 6.5km Iluomoba/Ajebamidele farm road and the rehabilitation of a 4.8km road at Opomo Agbonkoji in Ode Ekiti, improving access to farmlands and markets.

●Youth Development:
Aiyekire/Gbonyin LGA also hosts the ongoing Ekiti Knowledge Zone Project at Ijan Ekiti, a flagship digital skills and innovation hub aimed at creating jobs and empowering youths.

Arts, Culture and Tourism
Palaces in Iro, Agbado, Imesi, and Aisegba Ekiti have been completed under Oyebanji, while the Ijan Civic Centre was renovated. The Onimesi Palace in Imesi was fenced and gated, and chalets were built at Ode Civic Centre.

Residents of the local government have hailed the governor’s intervention as historic, describing him as a true people’s governor whose leadership continues to touch every community.

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