Hon. Segun Odunmbaku in his speech to the highly revered monarch praised Oba Hakeem Agbaosi Eweobaja 1 for his lofty advice and fatherly guidance to his administration since assumption of office explained to him and his council of chiefs on the Eweobaja Market redevelopment by his administration and promised not to displace any legal allotee by ensuring that they get first consideration in the allocation of the redeveloped market which the design and plan was masterfully presented and elucidated by the Supervisor For Works and Infrastructure, Hon Bode Olaniyan to the admiration and impression of those present.

Hon. Bode Olaniyan in his presentations said the market redevelopment was conceptualized to modernize the facilities of trade and commerce for convenience of residents and socioeconomic development of Ojodu LCDA in line with the Social and Infrastructural Development plans of the the Olusegun Odunmbaku administration’s H.E.Y.S Agenda while the consultation was to seek input of the traditional leader and his council as major stakeholders and for approval as custodian of the community.

His Royal Highness, Oba Hakeem Agbaosi and his council of chiefs appreciated Hon Segun Odunmbaku for his illustrious antecedence and industrious achievements in office while commending his consultations and consensus perspective to governance which is unprecedented and excellent, they also prayed that his administration would record more success and attain great strides for the people of Ojodu LCDA.

At the meeting are the SLG, Hon. Olaide John Bello, Council Legal Officer, Mr Afolabi Kalejaiye and Chieftaincy Officer, Olusesi Olawale Johnson, CDA and market leaders.

The Chairman of the LCDA in his welcome speech to stakeholders at the interactive session said the ultimate aim of his administration is for the betterment of Ojodu LCDA by running an inclusive government while highlighting the achievements recorded with the last budget by prioritizing people oriented projects in line with the H.E.Y.S agenda through the renovations of Primary Health Centers, provision of vehicles to Police Stations procurement of ambulance and provision of GCE Forms to students.

Hon. Segun Odunmbaku further said “contributions needed from community stakeholders are to formulate and conceptualise a more people oriented budget and that the interactive session is to further bridge the gap between government and the governed by receiving suggestions from the community on how to better allocate resources towards socioeconomic development of Ojodu LCDA.”

The stakeholders programme was put in place to evaluate the past budgeting year and specifically receive inputs from the cross section of Ojodu LCDA residents on how to tailor the next budget towards the needs of the people which had in attendance, members of the CDA & CDC, political leaders, youth and women leaders, artisans and market women, religious and traditional leaders taking turns in praising Hon. Segun Odunmbaku and his administration for record performance in office for the past one year while proffering ideas and submitting inputs for inclusion in the budget.

The Mayor who stated during the launch of the programme at the Ogba Primary Health Center, Oluwole, highlighted on the medical project which is based on the tripod of vaccination, screening and treatment is timely and preventive for cervical cancer while stressing that his administration is exploring more Public Private Partnership collaborations and leaving no stone unturned in providing quality healthcare for the people of Ojodu LCDA.

He also adviced environs to take advantage of the 5 day programme, noting that his administration is facilitating more medical outreaches for other segments of society and localities in the community, all to be executed under the H.E.Y.S. Agenda.

Representative of the Center For Medical Informatics And Professional Development in LASUTH, Prof. Oluwarotimi Daramola who praised the Chairman and his administration for openness to collaborations for development in Ojodu LCDA, spoke on the severity of cervical cancer cases and harped on the importance of prevention while thanking the Chairman, Hon. Segun Odunmbaku for the opportunity to collaborate with the council on the medical project.

Also In attendance were members of the legislative chamber, representatives of the Centre For Medical Informatics & Professional Development (CMPD), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), CIPD Members, Supervisor and Medical Officer For Health.