‘185,825 vulnerables benefit Osun life-changing projects’
No fewer than 185,825 persons including the vulnerable persons have benefited from various projects embarked upon by the Osun State Government community and Social development Agency CSDA
The State Government has committed over 2billion Naira to provision of rural infrastructures such as water, health facilities, road amongst others
The General Manager of the Agency, Mrs Fumi Aderonke Abokede dropped this hints yesterday while answering questions from journalists on the programme organised by correspondent Chapel of Osun Union of Journalists NUJ in Osogbo.
Out of those benefited are 94,439 females and 91,286 male that cut across the local and Development area councils of the state .
Also, 121 water and sanitation, health, education, lock up shops were among projects they benefitted from.
Mrs Abokede said 176 micro projects have been completed while about 92 are still ongoing which ,she said will soon be completed.
She disclosed that the government has committed over 2billion naira for rural development projects across the local council areas of the state which are visible for anybody to see .
The CSDA general Manager hinted that the areas that have benefitted from the Agency were carefully selected by the communities themselves who visited their office bringing proposals on identified areas of their needs.
According to her ,the vision and mission of the Agency is to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people especially those who had Heath challenges.
“Our Mandate is to provide basic infrastructure and basic amenities such as water roads ,heath care services and other necessary facilities to communities in the state.
She explained that many communities are demanding for road, transformers for their communities adding that the transformation agenda of Mr governor has paid off in providing basic needs of the people .
“The Agency has been able to assist the people who are vulnerable to many communities.
” The Agency has provided their basic needs .Many of them have received succour through the Agency’s magnanimity.
The General Manager appreciated the efforts of journalists on their efforts in propagating the developmental agenda of the state government.
While saying that ,despite the challenges on night cost of materials in putting on projects that needed by the people in various rural communities said ,the Agency will not relent in achieving its goals and objectives on which it was established.
” We have been able to provide succour to many communities, some of them have shower praises on the Agency.” “We were able to achieve all these through the support of Mr governor who has been magnanimous enough to providing the needed and necessary support for the Agency in carrying out its work without any hindrance .
Abokede, however, assured that the Agency will continue to reach out to rural dwellers by ensuring they enjoy what their counterpart enjoys in the Urban cities .
