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Tinubu’s Principal Secretary Inaugurates Remodelled Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA Secretariat …Advocates Purposeful Grassroots Governance
The Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Friday unveiled a remodelled council secretariat and network of roads.
Inaugurating the multi-million modern edifice, the Principal Secretary to President Bola Tinubu, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, emphasised the need for purposeful grassroots governance that lifts the downtrodden.
Muri-Okunola, who was represented by Dr Kolawole Peregrino, the General Manager, Lagos State Printing Corporation (LSPC), said that God particularly gave the LCDA Chairman, Hon Fuad Atanda-Lawal to Ikoyi-Obalende to help the masses.
“It is an honour for me to return to Ikoyi-Obalende, a place that has shaped so much of where I am here today.
“This is not just inauguration of a building, we are witnessing the ultimate manifestation of what is possible when leadership is grounded in purpose, people and progress.
“But that is not all we celebrate today, we are also inaugurating a network of vital roads all in Ikoyi that connect communities and businesses,” Muri-Okunola said.
He added that the roads were not just physical assets, but economical, social, and civil assets that would serve as catalysts for the transformation of the area.
“These are not just infrastructure projects but the instruments of transformation,” he added.
According to him, Fuad has over the course of eight years, demonstrated what it means to live with courage, consistency, and a commitment to excellence.
“You are redefining the boundaries of local governance.
“This single transformation, this newly transformed secretariat, has proven to be not just modern structure, it is a symbol of a new social contract between the government and its people.
“A space built for performance and efficiency. Let it be known to all, this is what legacy looks like.
“Today we celebrate an administration that has left its mark. One that has not only kept its promises, but has pulled away for even greater achievements,” he said.
Advising the Chairman-elect, Hon. Bola Oladunjoye, Muri-Okunola said, “the work ahead is clear.
“You are standing on strong shoulders, and with that comes the responsibility to sustain, to deepen, and to innovate even further.
“Let it be a new standard for what is possible when vision meets execution.”
Nothing that the outgoing chairman had done enough to he appreciate, Muri-Okunola urged the incoming not to disappoint the party and people.
Earlier in his welcome address, Hon. Fuad Atanda-Lawal, the Executive Chairman of the LCDA, took turned to appreciate those who made governance and execution of various initiatives easy during his administration.
Atanda-Lawal said his team had to inconvenient themselves a lot to please the people of the council and to deliver to them transformative governance.
“We would know how this place was before. It was built as an area office and was abandoned for a very long time, up until when the council was relocated from Glover down to this place.
“That this is not something that we are doing for ourselves, it is something that we are doing for the incoming administration, because we understand what it is to serve the people.
“So today is a deeply personal one for me, not just because we are unveiling the modern secretariat, but because this moment marks the final chapter of our eight-year journey that we are privileged to lead.
“Eight years ago, I walked into this building as chairman for the very first time with a clarity of mind and a sense of purpose.
“Purpose rooted in service, in sacrifice, and in a deep belief that local government can and should work for the benefit of the people,” Atanda-Lawal said.
According to him, the building is my final message to the people of the Ikoyi-Obalende that he came, saw, served, and built.
“”So today, as I stand here for the last time in this capacity as the chairman, I don’t just leave behind a remodeled building, I leave behind a structure that speaks, a functional edifice that represents progress,
“This project is one with new facilities, a proper elevator, and a work environment that matches the quality of service our people deserve,” he added.
He said that the inauguration of reconstructed Oluwa Road, Maitama Sule Road and other roads in Ikoyi, remained a testament of his resolve to leave behind a better Ikoyi-Obalende.
Speaking, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, member representing Eti-Osa 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, applauded Atanda-Lawal for making everyone proud, saying that the outgoing chairman had made Eti-Osa constituency to be a reference point.
Also, the Chairman of LASACO Assurance Plc, Mrs Olateju Philips, said that the outgoing chairman’s experiences in corporate world had assisted him to displayed ability and capacity which had taken the council to great heights.
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