The Executive Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government, Hadji Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf, has highlighted major achievements of his administration in its first year, declaring that the council has touched more than 100 communities with projects spanning healthcare, road construction, water supply, education, and security.
Speaking at a press briefing to mark his one-year anniversary in office at the NUJ Press Centre, Ilorin, Yusuf described the period as one of “transformative growth and visible impact” for the people of Ifelodun.
“From the very first day, we made a firm commitment to complement the efforts of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and ensure that development reaches every corner of our local government,” he said.
The chairman listed several completed projects, including the construction and renovation of primary healthcare centres in Oke-Ode, Labaka Oja, Adanla, Ofarese, Ijaya-Share, and Ajapa, as well as the provision of medical equipment and supply of essential drugs across council health facilities. He added that the council sponsored 41 students to study health-related courses at the Kwara State Polytechnic of Health Technology, Offa, with plans to absorb them into the local health sector upon graduation.
On infrastructure, Yusuf said the administration graded and rehabilitated several township and inter-community roads such as Isanlu-Isin–Kajola–Oke-Oyan, Umupo–Chahiyan, Igbaja–Ofarese, Oke-Ode–Afon junction, and Oke Oyan–Oro-Ago, while also installing solar-powered streetlights in over 20 communities to boost security.
In the area of water provision, the chairman revealed that more than 30 solar-powered boreholes and hand pumps were installed or rehabilitated in wards across the council, including Atanda, Apara, Adio, Anita, and Eleyele.
To strengthen security, the council provided motorcycles to police stations in Oke-Ode, Oroke, Babanla, and Ogigi, recruited and trained local guards, and issued identity cards to traditional rulers and their aides to help check infiltration by non-state actors.
Agriculture also received attention with the revival of four abandoned tractors, distribution of farm inputs, and training of 40 livestock farmers on modern practices.
On education, Yusuf said classrooms were constructed or renovated in Ajapa, Bayiro, Baki Ounde, ECWA Primary School Amoyo, and Idofian, with additional facilities like school fencing, public toilets, and streetlights to improve learning environments.
The chairman also noted that the council organized the first Chairman’s Cup, bringing together youths from all 18 wards to foster unity and engagement through sports.
Looking ahead, Yusuf assured residents that the next phase of his administration would focus more on road construction, education, healthcare, and security.
“I call on all stakeholders to set politics aside and join hands in praying for lasting peace, stability, and prosperity in Ifelodun and Kwara State as a whole,” he said.
Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the NUJ, Abdulhakeem Garba, commended the projects, saying: “Let the whole world know what he has been able to do. We assure you that we will continue to be friends and partners of this local government.”
