ADO-ODO/OTA LG. PARTNERS COVENANT UNIVERSITY ON DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS
By Alabi Sheriff
The Executive Chairman of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Hon. Sheriff Adewale Musa has advocated for the need to partner the Covenant University Community Development Impact Initiative Committee, CU-CDIIC, on developmental projects, in order to bring reliefs to the people of the Local Government Area.
Hon. Musa made this statement in a meeting with the members of Covenant University Community Development Impact Initiative Committee, CU-CDIIC, at Iju Primary Health Care Centre of the Council Area.
He appreciated the efforts of Covenant University widely known as the Citadel of Knowledge worldwide for people-oriented projects which has not gone unnoticed by the authority of the Council Area.
He recalled how the students of the school donated transparent waste bins to the Local Government and also the generator donated to the Onipanu Division of the Nigeria Police Force in the Council Area.
The Council Boss further stated that the CU-CDIIC has chosen the Iju health centre for their infrastructural development projects which is a welcome development as it will boost the patronage and health care delivery of the centre.
The Director of Covenant University Community Development Impact Initiative Committee, CU-CDIIC, Dr (Mrs) Tayo George highlighted some of their intervention in the past, which included donation of sanitizers to the Primary Health Care Department of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, during COVID-19 surge and also conducted free medical outreach in the past.
She further stated that CU-CDIIC has decided this time around to attend to the infrastructural development of Iju Primary Health Care Centre of the Council Area.
The Acting Coordinator of the Council’s Primary Health Care department, Mr. Odebode Gbadebo, appreciated the CU-CDIIC for their initiatives in the area of health sector always.
He also appreciated the Council Boss for his selfless services to the Local Government and also stated that his tour of corporate bodies on his assumption of office has been yielding results.
The Apex Nurse of the Council, Matron Akinremi and the Matron of Iju health centre, Matron Lawal later led the Council Chairman and the CU-CDIIC team on assessment of the centre.
The CU-CDIIC team promised to take the assessment back to the management of Covenant University and promised to get back to the Local Government authority on the exact project to be executed in iju Health Centre.