The chairman of the LCDA, David Odunmbaku, said having a designated market in the community would help to tackle street trading.

Odunmbaku spoke at an event to mark his two years in office.

“Even if it’s just an acre of land that we are able to get from the government, we will develop it into something,” he said.

Odunmbaku said he was committed to ensuring positive change in the LCDA and appealed for the cooperation of residents.

“Our biggest challenge is ‘change,’ A lot of people are still having the mentality of ‘this is how we do things in our place’ and are not ready to change, some HODs still submit memo in paper,” he said.

He noted that even though there might be opposition from the people, he believed in their utmost cooperation if he spearheaded the movement.

“I am their son and I believe that if I talk to them, they will answer me,” he added.

The Chairman while speaking to the dignitaries said “As we mark One year in Office of our administration, we choose to celebrate the vision that one day, Ojodu would be home again. The Ojodu vision does not belong to one man, Therefore it’s not a personal dream, it’s everyone’s dream.”

He further said “our goal is to create a fully equipped and functional medical institution in each of the six wards in Ojodu, incubation centers where we deliver courses and training with globally relevant skills, establishment of E-Libaray, renovations through (Adopt a School), procurement of school buses, scholarships and bursary for indigent students with residents cards to digitalize resident records.”

The achievements recorded by the administration through it’s partnership and collaborations with private sector and development organisations are free medical screening and treatment in partnership with BOF, partnership with Awolola Ayodeji Foundation for teachers incentivisation to reward higher, injection of millions of naira into the informal sector through partnership with Elfot and Ecobank for financial inclusion to empower small businesses.

Hon. Odunmbaku who later solicited for supports for sectorial needs in Health, Education, Youth development and Social Infrastructure areas appreciated the corporate partners for their Corporate Social Responsibilities while the CDC Chairman, Elder Benjamin Abiona commended the Chairman and his administration for prompt and timely interventions in community development especially primary health and education.

The chairman later commissioned a renovated Primary Health Center and presented a brand new Ambulance at Apata, Oke Ira in Ojodu LCDA. The Chairman while commissioning the facility and vehicle said the vision is to have functional Health Centers at all six wards.

He said that his administration is partnering with LASUTH for geriatric care at the newly renovated Apata Primary Health Center, planning the recruitment for more Health personnel at Apata and Ogba primary health center and procurement of more ambulances.

With the approval, residents of Ojodu LCDA who are graduates will be deployed to hospitals, accounting and revenue departments to assist the senior staff, doctors, and nurses, while those with secondary school certificates will work as clerical assistants, security, and cleaners.

The Chief Press Secretary, Jumu’ah Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

According to the statement, successful candidates are to go to the council secretariat with their credentials such as academic and birth certificates, LASRRA among others.

The statement reads; “This is to inform residents of Ojodu LCDA, most especially those that submitted application letters for different non-pensionable positions at our council, that the Executive Chairman, Mr. David Odunmbaku, has fulfilled one of his electioneering campaigns promises by approving the employment of over 150 non-pensionable staff.”

“The successful candidates who are graduates will be deployed to hospitals, accounting and revenue departments to assists the senior staff, doctors, and nurses, while those with secondary school certificates will work as clerical assistants, security and cleaners.”

“With this, the first batch of the list of successful candidates has been posted at the council secretariat. The successful candidates are to come to the council with their credentials such as academic and birth certificates, LASRRA among others.”

Recall, after he assumed office, Odunmbaku dissolved the previous list of the scheme to pave way for new candidates. Despite the dissolution, his administration continues the payment of aged people in the scheme.

In his message when the aged people visited him in his office, Odunmbaku said: “It really struck through my heart that at age 65 and above you still out there struggling to survive, for me I won’t let this continue.”

“Truly we have stopped all non-pensionable staff salaries, but I have instructed your salaries to continue, at this age you should be at home relaxing not out there as gatemen, sweepers, or cleaners. Your salaries continue, go home and enjoy your old age.”

“For our youths, we want to engage them as much as we can, we want to take them out of the street, with this, we’ll reduce crime to the barest minimum,” Odunmbaku said.

According to the council chair, he cited that the scheme is to prepare them for the future and not a permanent job. “Gone are the days’ non-pensionable staff would be at the council for 10 to 15 years is gone, the current policy can not be more than two years, is for them to get engaged while they get themselves full-time employment, It’s not a permanent job.”

He assured the successful candidates that his administration will engage them in training and retraining while they are under the scheme to prepare them for their higher goal.

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