Ado Odo Ota LGA Got My Attention For Projects Because Of Its Urbanizing & Industrial Status – Senator Adeola Yayi

Aremo Dr Adeola, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, made the revelation as host of the Grand Finale of 2025 Iganmode Cultural Festival on Saturday, 20th December, 2025, at Otta Mini Stadium, Otta, with Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun in attendance.

While speaking at the event, Senator Adeola Yayi said, “I am indeed honoured to once again participate in this year edition of the Iganmode Cultural Festival with the theme “Culture and Fashion as a Language of Identity” with my humble self as the host of the grand finale taking place today.   I had always made it a point of duty to actively participate in person or by effective representation in any community day or cultural festival taking place in Ogun West Senatorial district and across the length and breadth of Ogun State when duly invited over the years”.

“Before I proceed further in my remarks, let me use this occasion to once again congratulate our revered and esteemed royal father, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Professor) Adeyemi Abdulkabir Obalanlege Phd, Lalenge Ekun II, Arole Iganmode, the Olofin Olode and the Olota of Otta-Awori on the celebration of your birthday in August earlier this year.”

“Under your exemplary and enlighten royal leadership over the years, the Otta- Awori Kingdom has continued to witness commendable strides in cultural renaissance and peaceful community development. It is also true that in tune with the theme of this year’s celebration, Your Royal Majesty has brought to the fore culture, particularly the peculiar culture of the Aworis, and fashion as a language identification of Awori people in Ogun and Lagos State and worldwide. Your role in this important area and the results are there for all to around the environs here in the celebration of Iganmode Cultural Festival with all its cultural magnificence and display of peculiarly Awori Yoruba fashion.”

“Let me use this occasion to once again reiterate that in all ways possible that I will continue to support our cultural development particularly when it encourages tourism development and ultimately socio-economic development. I am aware that prior to this grand finale day some cultural and masquerade display has taken place.  I have no doubt that when properly harnessed and packaged, aspects of our culture and fashion inclinations are catalysts to societal economic development.”

“Let me salute our dear Governor, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun CON, for his support for tourism development through promotion of different festivals in the state with the notable ones being the Ojude Oba Festival, Oronna Ilaro Festival, the Lisabi Festival, Iganmode Festival and Akesan Day celebration among several others.  I am sure that His Excellency’s support is targeted at a holistic development of all aspects of our state. I am aware that the governor’s pro-active policy in the primary areas of security is responsible for a violence- free- state and drastic reduction in criminal activities. I also commend our governor for the numerous construction projects in the area of roads, hospitals and educational institutions across the state with a flagship project in the area of aviation through the construction and commissioning of the Gateway Cargo Airport at Iperu. My heartfelt prayer for the Governor always is for God Almighty to be your strength, your guide and counselor in all that you are doing to move our dear state to greater heights. There is no doubt that your policies and programmes are complimentary of that of the Renew Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the federal level.”

“On my part, I have attracted numerous development projects to complement the good work of the governor in the state in my senatorial district and beyond in the area of road construction, health care, educational institutions, security and empowerment. In over two years, I have facilitated the completion of about 300 infrastructure projects. These includes over 115 road construction projects, construction of 30 School buildings, 32 Primary Health Care Centres, 25 modern markets, 13 Town Halls, 10 ICT Centres, 2 Intensive Care Units, 2 Libraries and 8 Police Stations.”

“Other facilitated projects include donation and installation of over 200 Electric Transformers, 250 Solar Street Light Projects of some 26,000 poles and personal commitment to repair and upgrade 10 major electric infrastructures affecting about 100 communities in perennial and months long black out in Ogun West and beyond. Work has since started on these repairs and upgrade Ado Odo Ota LGA is a beneficiary.”

“I have also facilitated and empowered over 50, 000 constituents with skill acquisition training and equipments as well as cash grants. In addition, 15,000 Market Men and Women were given cash grants ranging from N25,000 to N50,000 while about 6000 farmers benefited from farm inputs and machineries including tractors. Over 4500 tertiary institution students have benefitted from scholarships and bursaries of sums ranging from N100,000 to N200,000. Over 1000 students of secondary schools have also benefited from my facilitated laptops programme.”

“Let me place it on record that my development projects in Ado Odo Ota LGA is proportionate to it rapidly urbanizing and industrial status that requires many infrastructures particularly in the area of road construction, solar street lights, healthcare and other energy related projects.  I will continue to complement the good works of our dear governor in the interest of our people and in line with the Renew Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tunubu, GCFR.”

“Kabiyesi, Olota of Otta, I want to specially congratulate you on the celebration of yet another Iganmode Cultural Festival on an impressive scale. It is my prayer that your reign will witness many more celebration of Iganmode Day.”

“I greet all our royal fathers that joined the Olota  to celebrate this great day and pray that similar festivals will abound in your domains in due course. I greet all the chiefs, patriotic sons and daughters of Otta-Awori that are contributing to the development of our homestead.

“On behalf of my wife and family, I congratulate and felicitate with Your Royal Majesty on this occasion. I pray that you will live long to see the greatness of your sons and daughters.

Thank you and God bless us all” Senator (Dr.) Solomon Adeola concluded.