Okemesi/Ido-Ile LCDA Records Landmark Achievements Under Hon. Ajibade Sunday Owolabi’s Leadership

Since the inception of the administration of Hon. Ajibade Sunday Owolabi, the Okemesi/Ido-Ile LCDA has remained committed to development, empowerment and social welfare of the people.

The administration is concentrating efforts on building a permanent secretariat, comprising 28 offices, 14 toilets, office furnitures, 6.5KW solar equipment and other facilities.

The new Administrative Building of the LCDA has already been rated the best among the new LCDAs by supervisory agencies in the state, and is expected to be commissioned soon.

Infrastructure Achievements

1. Roofing of Amotekun office extension
2. Grading and sand filling of roads in Okemesi and Ido-Ile
3. Construction of 30 open stalls market at Ido-Ile Ekiti
4. Beautification of Okemesi Roundabout, Okemesi-Ekiti
5. Construction of drainages at Oke-Okuta Road, Okemesi-Ekiti
6. Construction of solar-powered borehole behind Health Centre, Okemesi-Ekiti
7. Reconstruction of collapsed access culvert at Ido-Ile Ekiti
8. Construction of drainages at Hillside University area, Okemesi-Ikoro Road, Okemesi-Ekiti
9. Construction of abattoir at Okemesi-Ekiti (ongoing)
10. Filling of failed portions along Okemesi/Itawure Road and Ita-Ode Road, Okemesi-Ekiti, with hardcore stones and laterite

Administrative Convenience

11. Repair and refurbishment of two non-functional cars inherited from the parent council (engines replaced) for use by the Vice-Chairman and Secretary
12. Purchase of two motorcycles for IGR department and official errands
13. Purchase of office furniture, refrigerator, plasma TV, DSTV and fans
14. Purchase of Lister engine for power generation at temporary site.

Empowerment Programmes

15. Empowerment of over 300 farmers with knapsack sprayers, herbicides and cutlasses for the 2023 and 2024 farming seasons
16. Sponsorship of Adire training for women
17. Distribution of gas cylinders to 15 women per ward
18. Donation of laptop to FOIU Free JAMB Coaching Centre
19. Free JAMB forms for indigent students in 2024 and 2025
20. Employment of 10 ad-hoc staff

Social Welfare

21. Continuous food distribution to cushion the effects of subsidy removal
22. Support for multiple-birth families and elderly persons with food and cash gifts

Water Provision

23. Solar borehole behind Ketepe Comprehensive Health Centre
24. Borehole at the permanent site of the LCDA

Security

25. Purchase of five motorcycles for Police, Amotekun, Local Vigilante, and the palaces of Okemesi and Ido-Ile
26. Forest patrols by joint security teams of Police, Amotekun and Agro Marshals
27. Employment of security guards at Okemesi and Ido-Ile palaces
28. Monthly meetings with representatives of security agencies

Agriculture

29. Purchase of two acres of land in Okemesi-Ekiti for agricultural purposes
30. Raising of 7,500 palm seedlings for farmers, sold at subsidised prices
31. Cultivation of cassava, maize and beans in 2024, processed and sold at subsidised rates
32. Cultivation of cassava and maize for the 2025 farming season

Donations

33. Initial donation of ₦500,000 to the new palace project
34. Financial support for Okemesi and Ido-Ile Day celebrations
35. Financial assistance to individuals and groups in need after due assessment

With these initiatives, the administration has positioned Okemesi/Ido-Ile LCDA as one of the most active among the newly created councils in Ekiti State.

Prepare by Media Unit of Okemesi/Ido-Ile LCDA

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