Micro Projects: 14 Communities Get Certificate Of Completion

The chairman of the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA), Hon Abideen Adetokunbo Adeaga, has presented ‘certificates of completion’ to fourteen communities across the state for completing the first twenty-eight micro-projects funded in 2024.

Adeaga was accompanied on the Board’s Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation tours alongside agency board members and management on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, and ended the exercise on Monday at Igboora, Ibarapa Central Central local government.

Among the communities visited were Lagbedu Orile at Ogo-Oluwa local government, Ajaawa, Olorunsogo-Ifesowapo at Ogbomoso North local government, Oremeji-Atolu-Idi Oro at Ona Ara local government, Ibadan, Ope-Odu/Alapata/Oja Baale community at Lagelu local government, Irewolede community at Ogbomoso South local government, Abebi-Opo Yeosa-Ifesowapo community at Ibadan North local government, Ibadan and Oorelope community, Oorelope local government.

Others were Okan-Awuru community at Saki East local government, Sepeteri, Irawo Parapo community at Atisbo local government, Lagun community at Lagelu local government, Ibadan, Olorunbawase/Oke Odo community at Ibarapa Central local government, Igboora, Idera Oluwa community at Ibadan North-East local government, Ibadan, Aroro Makinde community at Akinyele local government and Kobomoje-Ogundepo community at Ibadan South-East local government, Ibadan.

According to him, many communities implemented the construction or renovation of classroom blocks by providing new furniture with VIP toilets and drilling motorised boreholes. In contrast, others built community health centres stocked with essential health equipment, including drilling boreholes and some constructed culverts and line drainages to control floods.

Adeaga scored the 14 communities high in their performance, saying they did the job within the specific time allotted, used quality materials for the works and collaborated to give the projects the required maintenance after completion to ensure sustainability.