Painters’ Association Honours Council Boss

For  bringing development to the people within a year in office, House Painters Association, Lagos State chapter, has conferred a merit award on Yinka Murisiq Durosimi, Chairman, Ojo Local Government Area.

Conferring the award, president of the association, Alhaji Sikiru S. Odetunde, stated that the council boss has performed excellently well in all aspects of life within his first year in office.

He described the council chairman as a man who has repositioned Ojo by putting things in place, giving access to the people in the grassroots to benefit from the dividends of democracy.

Odetunde added that the chairman’s prompt intervention has made it possible for vehicles to move freely in Ira area of the local government, which he said had been hitherto impossible because of flood.

The president of the house painters association also highlighted some of the chairman’s achievements, which he said propelled the union to give him the award. These include construction of roads, drainages, construction and renovation of six primary schools, distribution of 250 GCE forms with extra maural lesson for indigent students, distribution of exercise books and other writing materials to pupils within the local government; construction of Irewe Primary Health Centre and rehabilitation of Ojo and Igbede PHCs as well as provision of drugs to thel PHCs and 4.7 KVA generator to Ojo PHC.

Others include empowerment of youths, widows and the aged; equipping of the departments with complete computer and laptops and provision of environmental sanitation equipment, among others.

Receiving the award, Durosimi stated that it was a challenge for his administration to perform better, adding that what he is doing is a commitment to service of God and humanity.

He also stressed that people of Ojo LGA have immensely contributed to the development of the state, yet, they have benefitted nothing and this is what compelled his administration to give more to the inhabitants of the area.

To this end, Durosimi stated that the 2010 budget shall be human-capital development, as its is aimed at empowering the residents of the area.

The occasion also witnessed confirment of Grand Patron and Matron on Chief Ferdinand C. Ezeani and his wife, Ngozi, maker of Kobal Paints, for their immense contribution to Ojo LGA and the association.

Durosimi described Ezeani as a good fellow, who has greatly contributed to the development of Ojo, while calling on well meaning residents of the area to emulate the good work of the industrialist.