Ibadan residents breathe sigh of relief as Ilaji resort rehabilitates road

Ibadan-born renowned businessman and philanthropist, Chief Dotun Sanusi, has completed the rehabilitation of the road covering many villages including Dagbolu, Araromi down to Ijebu Igbo boundary in Ona-Ara local government area of Oyo state.

From the entrance of Ilaji Farms, one can now get to the border of Ibadan/Ogun State in Ijebu Igbo in less than 30 minutes, a break from the past pathetic state of the road and the years of agony suffered by residents.

Mega Icon Magazine recalled that since Sanusi started turning around the area, prices of land have not only gone up, many houses have continued to spring up. To make light reach the people there, Sanusi bought close to 200 electric poles. He also bought transformers.

Only a few years ago, in the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde, he collaborated with the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency to rehabilitate the 18-kilometres Olorunsogo-Akanran road. This was a part of the many palliative works he has done to the alternative road due to the delayed road work in the area

Only recently, the Mogaji Olugbade Compound, Oja’and and the owner of Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Sanusi put smiles on the faces of the residents and motorists plying Olorunsogbo, Tioya around Monsifala to Abaomide, all in Ona-Ara local government, when, after close to two years of hardship, completed the rehabilitation of roads in the area.

The people of Araromi, led by their head, were at Ilaji Resorts, Akanran to show appreciation to Sanusi, who is also the Otun Apesinola of Ibadanland.

“Our many years of hardship are gone. We are grateful to Engr. Dotun Sanusi for this gesture. We will never forget him. Before now, we suffered. Businesses died. We faced economic hardship. It was like we were isolated,” the Alararo of Araromi, Oba Mudasiru Musa Obisesan said.

Sanusi also donated a motorcycle to the police post in the area to help nip insecurity in the bud. The officer in charge of the post, ACP Rebecca Oyewale was grateful for the gesture, promising to make judicious use of the equipment.