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Fashola commends philanthropist for rehabilitating, constructing ‘network of roads’ in Oando

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Ibrahim Ramalan
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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fasola,  Saturday, lauded a philanthropist, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, for rehabilitating and constructing a “network of roads in Oando State.
While inaugurating the roads, Mr Fashola noted that infrastructure, especially roads, is vital to the economic development of any  community or country.

He said that the long term impact of road construction included inter-communal integration, exchange of commerce as well as socio-cultural relationships.

“For instance, as Ilara-Mokin and Ikota are now bound together by road, you will see more inter-community development, better understanding and intermarriages between the two communities.

“My recommendation is that more individuals, who have to give, should emulate Chief Ade-Ojo by investing in this kind of communal roads which are local government roads.

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“Three months ago, when he came to invite me for this programme, I did not know how extensive what he had done in road intervention in this part of the state was.

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“But, what I saw here today is worthy of commendation and emulation by other well-meaning individuals.

“Government certainly has a role to play, but every organisation and individual, I believe, should come out to invest in infrastructure, because it is going to take everybody’s contribution to build our country,” Mr Fasola said.

Earlier, in his address, Mr Ade-Ojo, who had expressed happiness at the successful completion of the project, called on people to always strive to do something unique to raise the status of their communities.

Mr Ade-Ojo is the Chairman of Toyota Nigeria Limited.

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