The lawmaker representing Ife North State Constituency in Osun State House of Assembly, Tunde Olatunji, has donated one million naira to his Constituecy to aid the accessment of Community and Social Development Projects, CSDP.
Amiloaded gathered that Honourable Olatunji gave the sum to serve as counterpart fund to aid his constituents in partnering the CSDP and World Bank to build a multi million naira Civic Centre in the ancient town of Edunabon.
While addressing the mammoth crowd at Salu Palace in Edunabon, Olatunji donated a cheque of #770,000 as counterparts fund of ten percent due for the community before such a project could be executed by CSDP.
He said he donated the requested N770, 000 for the construction while the balance of about #300,000 will go into purchase of furniture.
According to him, the construction of Civic Centre bid came on the heels of the request of the people of the sleepy community who have been striving in building the centre for years.
Olatunji however urged the people of his constituency to support the present administration in the state in its quest to reposition the state for socio economic development.
In his reaction, the National President of Edunabon Progressive Union, EPU, Prince Adeniran Abodunde, expressed his gratitude to Hon Olatunji for the love shown to his town.
Abodunde also urged the people of the town both at home and in the diaspora to think of what they could do to develop the town said “Olatunji has set a pace for others to follow”.
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