The Club Seventies Epe in Lagos, has commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration for entrenching good governance through the execution of pro-people project in various communities of the state.
The group gave the commendation recently when the governor marked his second year in office with commissioning of series of people’s oriented projects across the state, especially those within Epe Division.
In a statement signed by the President, Club Seventies Epe , Mr Sanuth Ibrahim Adesegun, he said that infrastructural development is key to the growth of a developing country like ours.
It would be recalled that on June 14, 2021 Governor Sanwo-Olu inugurated a 110-bed Maternal and Child Centre (MCC) in Epe, toward curbing maternal and infant mortality and also commissioned the Regional Safety Arena that houses Fire Services, LASEMA, RRS Police, Neighbours Safety Corps, LASTMA, and a Magistrate Court.
Mr Sanuth said that the unveiling of the four-floor, 110 bed-Maternal Child Centre was another essential facility for safe childbirth and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality in the community
He said that the full-equipped MCC in Epe was a clear demonstration of Sanwo-Olu administration’s seriousness about the war against maternal and child mortality.
The President said the Club also supported and aligned with Governor Sanwo-Olu administration’s T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda, an acronym for his administration’s six strategic development agenda namely, Traffic Management and Transportation, Health and Environment, Education, Security and Technology,
He added that in the last two years, Sanwo-Olu’s government has shown great commitment to the improvement of maternal and child health indices in the state.
He added:”The over-reaching goal is to eradicate infant and child mortality in communities and state, while our women must no longer die while giving life.Government should remain unwaveringly committed to this goal because there is no better time than now to put an end to preventable maternal and child deaths – with technological advancement, modern equipment and well-trained health workers.The process of bringing life into existence should no longer lead to the loss of another life”
The President implored the state government to consider developing other sectors like education, agriculture infrastructure and youths empowerment opportunity in rural communities.
He urged the local government authority to emulate the state government projects initiative by giving back to the society, noting such gesture would improve infrastructure development in the community and create more values to the people.
He charged local government administrators to ensure development in the community by facilitating development of the rural communities, as a means of supporting the developmental strides of Mr Governor across the state.
He disclosed that passion for rural development should be the utmost concern and development for chairmen in rural communities.
“Some of us, on our individual capacity and as a Club have rendered services as part of our corporate social responsibility, but the elected chairmen have great task of developing our communities. They must have to avoid misplacement of priorities, so as to get it right,”he said.
The President said that the chairmen must demostrates on their part, readiness to embark on developmental projects that will impact meaningfully on their rural dwellers
The President also appealed to Mr Governor to ensure all the on-going projects within Epe Division started by the previous administration were completed expecially that of Awolowo stretch of road.
He urged the people of Epe to double their support and encouragement for the administration to do more, adding that “Sanwo-Olu’s administration was determined to take the state to the enviable height of world standard.
