The Orangun of Ila Oba Abdulwahab Oyedotun has commended the Nigerian Navy for donating a 35000-litre solar-powered water project to the community saying the intervention would improve access to potable water and enhance residents’ wellbeing.
Oba Oyedotun said the project would ease the burden on households struggling to access clean water and help prevent waterborne diseases associated with the consumption of contaminated water.
This is just as the Nigerian Navy called for stronger collaboration between the military and civilian population to tackle prevailing insecurity in the country.
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Admiral Idi Abbas made the statement during the handover of a 35000-litre solar-powered water project with a reticulation system at Oke-Ejigbo community in Ila-Orangun Osun State.
Abbas who was represented by the Chief of Communication and Information Technology of the Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral Samiu Adepegba said community development initiatives were essential to strengthening civil-military relations promoting peace and enhancing national security.
He said the project was executed under the Naval Staff’s Quick Impact Project Scheme to address critical community needs and strengthen the relationship between the military and the people.
According to him access to potable water would improve residents’ welfare support education and commercial activities promote good health and contribute to the socioeconomic development of the community.
The Naval Chief commended Rear Admiral Olufemi Adeleke for identifying the community’s water needs and facilitating the project through the Navy’s special intervention scheme.
He urged residents to take ownership of the facility protect it against vandalism and ensure its proper maintenance for the benefit of present and future generations.
The facilitator of the project Rear Admiral Olufemi Adeleke said the initiative provided serving naval officers with an opportunity to give back to communities that had nurtured them by executing projects addressing pressing social needs.
He described the opportunity to facilitate the project in his hometown as a great honour and privilege.
Similarly Governor Ademola Adeleke represented by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry Rev. Dr. Bunmi Jenyo expressed the state government’s readiness to welcome interventions that complement its efforts to improve essential services and promote the wellbeing of residents.
He said such partnerships were important in addressing community needs and accelerating development across the state.