27th September, 2010
A community in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, has expressed gratitude to the state governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over the construction and commissioning of Ajegunle mini water works that supplies all the communities in the area with water after 100 years of the existence of Iju Water Works.
Speaking on behalf of the community, the traditional ruler of Ibafon town, Baale Kayode Okunola, thanked the governor, saying that his people now have access to good drinking water.
Okunola stated that the community, before this time, had to contend with untreated water for close to 100 years until the Fashola-led administration came to their rescue by supplying two million gallons of water per day to the area.
According to him, Fashola has within three years as governor, carved a niche for himself with the provision of social amenities as well as infrastructure renewal, adding that among his counterparts, he stands out in the area of good governance, saying that Lagos residents should be grateful to God for Fashola’s giant strides since his assumption of office.
Playing the proverbial Oliver Twist, the traditional ruler, however, appealed to the state government to quickly replace the rusty underground pipes that supply water to the entire community. He also implored government to rehabilitate the Ibafon Street road that leads to the newly built Health Centre, providing it with good drainage channels to ensure the life span of the newly rehabilitated roads.