Jegun of Ile-Oluji Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Unveils N1.3bn Community Funded Projects
Fidelis David in Akure
Residents of Ile-Oluji Kingdom, headquarters of Ile-Oluji council area in Ondo State have invested over N1.3 billion in community-driven infrastructure projects without government intervention.
Speaking on Tuesday at a press conference ahead the 10th coronation anniversary of the Jegun of Ile-Oluji, Oba Olufaderin Oluwole Adetimehin, the Lisa (Prime Minister) of the Kingdom, Johnson Fagbamiye, disclosed that all the major projects executed in the community were funded entirely by residents and indigenes through communal efforts.
“I have to say that these projects have been funded by direct labour and the source of funding was from the community and there is no government intervention in all the projects that I have mentioned. The funds were raised by the community, execution was done by the community and provision was done by the community. Altogether, about N1.3 billion has been spent on these projects,” Fagbamiye said.
