The beauty of democracy is to bequeath on the people, a well prioritised dividends in tandem with people's needs .
The rate of abandoned projects in Ogun State raised serious concerns for good citizens who want developments for the state. From 110 Kilometers Ilara Ijohun Ọja Ọdan - Ilasẹ - Eggua road which cuts across all Local government areas in Yewa (Excluding Awori),
7.5 kilometer Magboro - Ilu Oba road in Obafemi Owode Local government, 34 kilometer Lafenwa -Rounda-Ayetooro road. Other abandoned projects include; 8.7 kilometer OGTV-Brewery Road,
9 kilometer Ojere Adatan Road, 26 Kilometer Ilisan Ago-Iwoye Road, 45 kilometers Ikangba-Ilese-Imusin-Ife-Itele-Ogbere road, 29 Kilometer Ofada-Mowe-Ibafo Road, 22.7 Kilometer Papalanto-Ilaro Fed Poly Road, 37.7 kilometer Atan-Agbara-Lusada-Igbesa-Alapoti Road, 43 Kilometer Sango-Ijoko-Ojodu-Abiodun road, 7 Kilometer Lafenwa Enugada-Adatan Road, 12 Kilometer Magboro Underway, Imeko Afon bridges among others.
There exist on the education sector a litany of abandoned projects. From the construction of state initiated model schools projects to intervention projects of the donors supervise by the state, all are today in a state of comatose. The initiator of the model schools, former Governor Amosun, jettisoned the idea and abandoned the multi billion naira projects across the 20 Local government areas of Ogun State, consequently used the funds allocated for the projects for another fresh ones. The abandoned model schools, virtually, without using third eye, became magnificent houses for repitiles and dangerous animals while only two in Abeokuta North and Ewekoro are in existence. Coupled with several dilapidated public school buildings across the state, Dapo Abiodun's administration would face would face enormous task in correcting the wrongs. He needs to promptly reconsider the policy and revamp the education sector, more so that his administration has declared state of emergency owing to the found decay.
The lists of abandoned projects also includes the on- going multi million naira hospital project which the last administration claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari only inspected, but not commissioned during the last days of the administration. Governor Dapo Abiodun himself has visited Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu. He lamented on the general neglect and poor management of the teaching hospital and wondered if the facilities thereof could produce qualified Medical Doctors of value.
According to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, " OOU teaching hospital was at a time ranked the first and best teaching hospital in this country " Unfortunately, today, the institution has lost all accreditations, I mean all. At the mortuary, the morgues now roast than freeze, the theaters are in shambles, the wards, the state of the hospital is better imagined than seen yet, an administration commenced and embarked on the building of various white elephant projects including the tagged 250 bed space hospital, while a teaching hospital of that nature had sung to that level. The questions begging for answer are ; How did we get here?" Dapo Abiodun asked.
To save our people from these ugly situations we found ourselves, the governor promised to upgrade, equip and staff 236 Primary health centers across the state where people can visit to get health care services.
Ogun State citizens deserve the best infrastructures, enhanced standard of living, with enabling environment to transact good businesses. The rural dwellers also need good roads for ease of conveyance of Agricultural produce, the manufacturers as well deserve to be treated well. They are the tax payers and producers of valuable goods and services. The best incentives any reliable government can provide for them are good roads, portable water and electricity. The governor needs huge funds to complete all these abandoned and gigantic projects across the state. The current administration would need to go extra miles to review all these projects which had long been been awarded at the prevailed economic indices many years ago to contractors by the last administration.
Perhaps, the contractors might had gotten 100% payment for the projects or the funds might have been diverted.
The good citizens of Ogun State now sufer for these uncompleted projects, as they are the targeted end users across the state.
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