{"id":24446,"date":"2026-10-16T17:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=24446"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:24:34","slug":"adunni-reels-out-achievements-as-mosan-okunola-lcda-holds-year-2027-stakeholders-budget-consultative-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/adunni-reels-out-achievements-as-mosan-okunola-lcda-holds-year-2027-stakeholders-budget-consultative-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Adunni Reels Out Achievements as Mosan-Okunola LCDA Holds Year 2027 Stakeholders Budget Consultative Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u2026Unveils five-point agenda for 2027 Budget of Consolidation and People\u2019s Welfare<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The Executive Chairman of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area, Hon. Akindele Adunni Opeyemi, has highlighted the achievements of her administration across education, healthcare, infrastructure, environmental management and youth empowerment as the council commenced consultations for its 2027 budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Adunni spoke on Friday at the Year 2027 Stakeholders Budget Consultative Forum held at the council\u2019s Secretariat Multipurpose Hall, where she said the administration\u2019s interventions were largely driven by the needs and recommendations presented by residents and stakeholders at previous consultations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The chairman described the forum as an important platform for inclusive governance, stressing that the people remained the owners of government and must therefore have a say in determining projects and programmes to be prioritised in the coming fiscal year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Reviewing the administration\u2019s achievements, Adunni said the council had made significant interventions in the education sector, including the revival of the Annual Spelling Bee, provision of learning materials and Back-to-School Packs containing school bags, uniforms, exercise books, water bottles and other educational materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She added that the council had renovated classrooms, constructed sick bay and cr\u00e8che facilities, supported its Adult Literacy Programme with learning materials and provided free JAMB and GCE forms to more than 1,000 indigent students seeking admission into tertiary institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">According to her, the administration had also prioritised healthcare through the renovation of Primary Health Centres and the organisation of free medical outreaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She cited the rehabilitation of the Senator Oluremi Tinubu PHC at Akiogun and the renovation of the council\u2019s Staff Clinic, which she said was also stocked with drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Adunni further disclosed that the council raised \u20a617 million to support the medical treatment of Master Alfred, a resident facing kidney-related health challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In infrastructure, the chairman listed the construction and rehabilitation of inner roads, including the former Boys Town Road, now renamed Adunni Akindele Road, and the Dual Carriage 2nd Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She said the council had also constructed drainage systems to address flooding, installed solar-powered street lights to improve security and visibility at night, and procured a 50KVA generator for the council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">On environmental management and social protection, Adunni said the council had sustained its monthly sanitation exercise, embarked on drainage clearance and tree planting, and intensified community sensitisation on proper waste management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She also said the administration had provided financial support and palliatives to widows, elderly persons and persons living with disabilities through the Renewed Hope Cash Empowerment Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The chairman said youth development remained a major priority of the administration, noting that 150 young people recently completed training in digital skills, including Digital Fashion Illustration and Digital Marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She added that the council had procured tools and start-up equipment for beneficiaries of its Catering and Hospitality, Adire and Fashion Design programmes to enable them to establish businesses, create employment and contribute to the local economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Looking ahead to 2027, Adunni announced that the council\u2019s proposed budget had been christened the <\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBudget of Consolidation and People\u2019s Welfare\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, with emphasis on five major areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She said the council would focus on infrastructure renewal, education and human capital development, health and social welfare, youth and women empowerment and job creation, as well as security and environmental sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">According to her, the council would prioritise road rehabilitation, drainage construction and street lighting across its seven wards based on identified needs, while sustaining educational interventions and renovating more primary schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She also disclosed plans to upgrade Primary Health Centres towards 24-hour service delivery, with greater attention to maternal and child health as well as the welfare of elderly and vulnerable residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The chairman said the council would expand its skills acquisition centres, support small businesses and market development, strengthen ICT training for youths and provide additional security logistics in collaboration with relevant agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Adunni urged the stakeholders to identify projects and services requiring urgent attention in their respective communities, assuring them that their submissions would be documented and reflected in the council\u2019s budget proposal to the Legislative Arm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The forum was attended by councillors, the Secretary to the Local Government, Hon. Abdulhameed Ayodele Alawaye; Chief of Staff to the Chairman, Hon. Tolutope Falope; supervisors, special advisers; Council Manager, Mr. Joseph Abiodun; the Council Treasurer, Mrs. Tayo Edun; NULGE and members of the management team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Other participants included pioneer chairman of the LCDA, Chief Abel Badejo; Apex Leader, Alhaji Yisa Yusuff; the party chairman, Hon. Dayo Osinowo; Engr. Taofeek Lawal; APC leaders, traditional rulers, community leaders, CDCs, CDAs, market women and men, artisans, youth and women leaders, religious leaders, representatives of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, persons living with disabilities and NURTW, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">At the end of the consultation, the stakeholders presented their various needs and demands, including priority attention to roads, healthcare, markets, youth development, community infrastructure and other pressing issues, for consideration and inclusion in the council\u2019s 2027 budget.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026Unveils five-point agenda for 2027 Budget of Consolidation and People\u2019s Welfare The Executive Chairman of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24450,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446\/revisions\/24450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}