Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, has approved constituency projects for the 236 councillors.
The approval, the governor said, is in fulfilment of his promise to ensure the councillors execute projects in their constituencies as the closest to the people at the grassroots.
Prince Abiodun made this known at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he received the jubilant councillors who were on ground to pass a vote of confidence in his administration and also thank him for paying their full furniture allowance.
Governor Abiodun, who recently approved the full payment of furniture allowance to the 236 councillors, also promised to ensure the continuous empowerment of the councillors.
“You have reminded me of my promise to you of your constituency project. Consider that done because you are the closest to the grassroots. You are the ones representing us at the grassroots. You will not be put to shame.”
I am a promise keeping governor. Whatever promise I make to you, I will definitely keep it. I want to thank you for your very kind remarks for appreciating that I promised you I was going to pay your furniture allowances, and I remain the first governor that will pay furniture allowances to councillors 100 per cent.
also promised that I was going to ensure you are sufficiently empowered. You are politicians. You must be empowered to continue to empower your constituencies and I think I am trying,” he said.
Abiodun also thanked the judiciary for upholding the rule of law and called on opposition members to stop running around to buy judgments and join his administration in moving the state to the next level.
The Chairman, Ogun State Forum of Councillors, Olarenwaju Adeleye, thanked the governor for approving and paying their full furniture allowance.
