By Damilare Adeleye
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has on Wednesday approved constituency projects for the 236 councillors across the state, the Sparklight reports.
The governor said the approval was in fulfilment of his promise to ensure the councilors execute projects in their various constituencies as the closest to the people at the grassroot.
Abiodun made this known at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he received state councilors came to thank him for paying their full furniture allowance.
It was learnt that the governor recently approved the full payment of furniture allowance to the 236 councillors, and 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 grassroot. You are the ones representing us at the grassroot. 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%.
“I also promised that I was going to ensure you are sufficiently empowered. You are politicians. You must be empowered to continue to empower your various constituencies and I think I am trying,” the governor said.
He also extended gratitude to the judiciary for upholding his re-election victory, calling on opposition members to stop running around, buy join his administration in moving the state to the next level.
The governor stated that Ogun State is currently the fastest growing economy in the country, even as he ascribed the success to the team, which shares the same vision with him.
He promised that his administration would spend the next three and half years building on the solid foundation laid in the first term, noting that no stone would be left unturned.
Governor Abiodun also urged the councilors to continue to be good ambassadors of the party at their various wards.