Two magnificent multi-million-naira buildings constructed by the chairperson of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Ramotallai Akinlola Hassan have been commissioned as part of activities commemorating her second-year anniversary.
Similarly, several gift items and cash support were presented by the Council boss to residents, retired members of staff, redeployed management staff and former political officers who served the Council between 2017 to 2021.
While a total number of 250 residents received the sum of N50, 000 cash each, others got undisclosed amount of cash with standing electric fans added to that of the retirees.
One of the commissioned edifice is the multi purpose ultra modern Town Hall built for residents of Ikaare Community, an Island located along the Lagos – Badagry water ways.
Tagged” Senator Oluremi Tinubu Hall”, the ultra modern community hall, completed within eight months, is said to be first of its kind to be constructed by a Local Government Council chairman in the state.
Speaking at the occasion, Hon. Hassan disclosed that the construction of the hall was in fulfillment of her campaign promise to the community, just as she donated 20 standing OX industrial fans for the hall.
While handing over the hall to the residents, Hon. Hassan, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, charged them to take good care and protect it from vandals and looters.
” Today, we are using this ante hall to mark our 2nd year in office, it is your property, you have to maintain it because government property belongs to you make sure that you don’t vandalise it, make sure you take good care of it so that tomorrow you will not come and ask for town hall again, but another thing that will bring merriment and good things to your community”, the Oriade LCDA Boss quipped.
In addition, Hassan promised to supply all the required desk and benches needed in the only public primary school in the community, having been informed by the traditional ruler of the town HRM Oba (Dr. ) Kayode Akinyemi that the pupils so sit on bare floor.
In a keynote address, representative of the Lagos State Govermor, Prince Bayo Osiyemi thanked all the traditional rulers and chiefs in the state for their support for the victory of the Govermor and that of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the last polls.
He commended Hon. Ramotallai Akinlola Hassan for her giant strides in providing the dividend of democracy to the residents, noting that the warmth reception by the people was a testament to her good performance.
Osiyemi, who is the immediate Special Adviser to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs disclosed that the State Government will in weeks to come roll out palliatives measures to cushion the effect of pain of the removal of fuel subsidy.
While commenting on the other building named after her late father, Chief Yinusa Adisa Akinlola, sited within the Council Secretariat, Hon. Hassan said it is a 3-in- one office complex that will be occupied by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and Community Development Committee (CDC).
On the cash gift, she hinted that 250 residents will get the sum of N12.5 million, 23 retirees N2.3 million, 22 management staff to get N2 million and another N2.2 million for 11 former political office holders.
