Exclusive: Osun CSDA lauds Adeleke’s performance in micro-projects for community development

Osun State Community and Social Development Agency has gave kudos to the Governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke’s administration for supporting micro projects in the state.

The commendation was made at a two-day media engagement programme organised by the agency inform the public of its achievement.

While Showcasing various achievements of the CSDA in the state, the agency explained that governor Adeleke has spent about two-billon naira on 267 micro-projects across the state.

While speaking at the 2-day media engagement program, the General Manager of the agency, Funmi Abokede revealed that the community development propagation by Adeleke owing to his interest in the provision of basic infrastructural needs for the rural dwellers in the state.

She also called on the state government to ensure more funds were appropriated for the agency to implement several other micro-projects in rural areas.

“Governor Ademola Adeleke has continually been given full support for the execution of micro projects spread across the state. The government has spent about N2 billion on over 267 micro projects across the state. One of the projects is the construction of a Development Centre for People with Disabilities.

“Osun is the only state that has a Centre for People with Disabilities amongst other state of the federation. We have the centre at Edunabon. Some states have visited Osun to copy the idea.

“Provision of portable water, health facilities, provision of classrooms, among others are some other projects executed,” Abokede said.

While urging the journalists on the need to give total support for the agency by educating communities on the maintenance and sustainability of the projects executed by the agency in their various communities, Osun CSDA boss appealed to the communities to ensure that the projects were properly maintained.

Meanwhile, the second day, was allocated for a tour to some of the project sites executed by the CSDA in conjunction with the Osun State Government who contributed 95% of the funds.

Part of the area covered are; Alekuwodo in Osogbo the state capital, Ejigbo Local Government and communities like Igbotele, Ekosin, and Oke-Ayan Community at Inisa, in Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State.

The CSDA facilitated the building of Elite Toilet and a Borehole at Igbotele hamlet with 10 buildings. The journey took the team to a small stream they reportedly shared with cows before the advent of the modern water facility with clean water within their reach provided by the State.

Igbotele Water Scheme Courtesy CSDA/Osun Cares

The Chairman of Igbotele Community, Ijabe, Odo Otin Local Government, Yusuf Oladele Yinusa expressed their appreciation to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke for remembering them. He acknowledge the fact that the villagers was sharing the stream with herder’s cow before the intervention of the CSDA.

The beneficiaries appreciate the Osun State government and the CSDA for the modern Elite Toilet built for their convenience.

According to the beneficiaries, the two projects executed has prevented them from communicable diseases like cholera and other related diseases.

The two teams later converged at the Testing Ground Community in Osogbo where People With Disabilities (PWDs) were camped by the Osun State government.

The team visited ‘Adire Fabrics’ factory where assorted designs of Adire with various attires were produced.

The site seeing took the team to the Deaf and Dumb Centre who are into fashion Designing and baking. They also visited shoemakers who specialized in making leather sandals.

They all complained of low patronage and mobility to take their wares to the market. They urged the media to assist in creating awareness and publicity for their products and to prevail on the State Government to champion their exposures to the world for them to earn a good living.

The funds for all the projects executed was provided by the world Bank on loan to the State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria that stands as the Guarantor while the CSDA is the facilitator.