The Alimosho Local Government has intensified investments in roads, drainage and street lighting as part of efforts to improve mobility, connectivity and public infrastructure across the council area.

The Executive Chairman, Akinpelu Johnson, disclosed this while presenting the administration’s one-year scorecard at a press conference yesterday to mark its first anniversary in office.

Johnson said infrastructure development remained a major component of the administration’s WISE Agenda — Welfare, Infrastructure, Service Delivery and Empowerment, adding that several road and drainage projects had been executed or commenced across communities in Alimosho.

According to him, the interventions include the construction of Alfred Olaiya Street, road and drainage works at Sekoni, asphaltic road and surface works, as well as the construction of interlocking roads, including the Old Ipaja Road.

He said the council had also undertaken the repair of collapsed drainage channels and was currently working on the surfacing of Olaide Alison and Kasali streets, alongside drainage and surfacing works on Fatai Adeyemi Street in Orisunmibare.

The chairman highlighted the newly constructed interlocking road on Bamgbola Street as one of the administration’s notable infrastructure projects, saying it provides an access route to Alabata and Iyana-Ipaja Road and has improved connectivity within the area.

He also cited the newly constructed road on Benesther Street, which is equipped with solar lighting and links to Lanbe Kudaisi, providing an alternative route to Goye Road.

Johnson said the administration had also embarked on the construction and rehabilitation of public facilities, including a Customary Court, mosque, public toilet, church and Community Development Committee building.

The council, he added, had reconstructed the chairman’s office and installed solar panels and a 20KVA solar inverter system as part of measures to improve the functionality and efficiency of its facilities.

A major component of the infrastructure drive, according to the chairman, has been the expansion of street lighting across communities.

He disclosed that streetlights had been installed on 37 streets, covering areas such as Akowonjo, Shasha, Egbeda, Iyana-Ipaja, Santos, Coker and Orisunmibare.

The streets include Ben Esther Street in Akowonjo, Igbehin Adun Street in Shasha, Fakoya Street in Akowonjo, Orisunmibare Road/Jaiyeoba, Mufutau Raji Street in Egbeda, Yisa Bello Street in Alabata and New Era Street in Iyana-Ipaja.

Others include Abeokuta Street, Cash Street, Oguntade on Airforce Road, Farore Street, Araromi Street, Fatai Adeyemi Street, Olaide Allyson Street, Kasali Street, Philip Taiwo Coker Avenue, Alfred Olaifa Street and Church Street.

The street-lighting programme also covered Gbenle Street, Bada Street, Alhaji Osho Street, Gentleman Street, Alhaji Sekoni Street, Ogundipe Street, Louis Street, Ejigbadero Crescent, Tunji Adeloye Street, Boundary Road, Oredapo, Alhaja Ramota Street, Banire Street, Olorungbebe Street, Okanlawon Street and Ade Akanbi Street.

Johnson said the projects were designed not only to improve visibility at night but also to enhance security and provide safer access routes for residents.

Beyond roads and lighting, the chairman said the council had intensified drainage desilting and evacuation of silt, removed illegal structures obstructing public drainages and waterways, and cleared environmental black spots and illegal dumpsites.

He said the council had also procured two refuse compactor trucks and provided operational equipment for environmental health personnel to strengthen waste management.
Johnson, however, acknowledged that the council still faced significant infrastructure needs, noting that more roads and drainage channels required attention.

He said the administration would focus on completing ongoing projects and introducing additional interventions based on the needs of residents.

“We must construct more roads, improve more drainage channels, strengthen healthcare, expand educational opportunities, empower more young people, support vulnerable residents and make our communities cleaner and safer,” he said.

The chairman said the first anniversary was therefore “not a moment for complacency” but a renewed commitment to service.
He assured residents that the council would continue to prioritise infrastructure and other interventions capable of improving the quality of life and economic activities across Alimosho.

“Our goal remains to build an Alimosho that is cleaner, safer, healthier, better educated, more prosperous and more responsive to the needs of its people,” Johnson said.