By Peace Udugba -The Daily Torch Media
The Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has pledged to distribute 150 transformers across the state to improve electricity supply, particularly in rural communities.
Adeola made the pledge on Monday during a stakeholders’ town hall meeting in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, where he also promised to prioritise rural infrastructure development if elected governor.
He disclosed that the proposed transformer distribution would form part of an empowerment programme expected to commence in the coming weeks.
The senator assured residents that electricity infrastructure would receive attention across Ogun State, irrespective of local government boundaries.
“I am going to give 100 per cent attention to rural development across the length and breadth of the state,” Yayi said.
He acknowledged the persistent challenges facing rural communities, stressing the need for deliberate and collective efforts to address their developmental needs.
“This issue will continue to come up for discussion, but we must make a conscious and concerted effort to address the challenges of rural development. I give you that assurance as your representative,” he added.
Beyond electricity, the APC governorship candidate identified several roads and community facilities in Ado-Odo/Ota requiring government intervention.
The roads include Captain Davies Road in Ejila Awori, Paramole Road, Alapoti-Isaga-Oluwo-Adie Owe axis, Ben Pako Adefarati Road, Dagboro Phase Two Road and Obasanjo-Eledi-Ijagba Road.
Others are Owode-Ado Road, Igbodogun Road, Atan Market Road, Ere Road Phase Two, Gasline, Esuyago, Isalu Road, Ejila Awori Leadership Road, Adelemo Tarmac Road and Ayinde Isikilu Street.
He also identified the Ultra-modern Market and Oja Ota Market as facilities requiring attention.
Adeola said closing the infrastructure gaps in rural communities would require purposeful planning and coordinated efforts, urging community leaders and other stakeholders to identify and communicate the specific needs of their areas.
The latest pledge comes after the senator facilitated 23 constituency projects in Ado-Odo/Ota, which were commissioned in January 2025.
The projects included road construction, three blocks of 24 classrooms and an ICT centre at Sango Ota High School, primary healthcare centres in Iyesi and Itele, as well as market facilities in Ota and Ado.
The proposed transformer distribution and other infrastructure commitments are expected to form part of his development agenda for Ogun State ahead of the governorship election.
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