The Oyo State Government through the Sustainable Development Goals Office has constructed 15 motorised boreholes in some major markets in the state.
The State Commissioner for Finance and Budget, Mr. Abimbola Adekanmbi, at the commissioning of one of the boreholes at Bodija Market, Ibadan, explained that the project was completed through Conditional Grants Scheme.
He said that the project was in line with achieving Goals 3 and 6 of the SDG which is Good Health and Clean Water Sanitation.
Adekanmbi, who is also the chairman of the Conditional Grants Scheme, said that the boreholes tagged Ajumose Water Points have been provided with a standby generator, stating that Bola Ige International Market, Gbagi, Ibadan, Bembo Market, Apata, Ibadan, Eleeka Market, Oyo, Bodija Market, Ibadan Saasa Market, Ibadan and Towobowo Market, Igboora, the largest market in Ibarapa zone of the state, are some of the beneficiaries of the project.
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Speaking at the commissioning, the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, said that the market men and women were integral parts of the government, promising that the government would provide more infrastructure for the people of the state.
He said that the informal sector was key to the increased IGR of the state, stating that more was expected from the market men and women to ensure that the government provided more facilities for the people.
While speaking, the Babaloja of Bodija Market, Abattoir section, Alhaji Ganiyu Olobo expressed appreciation to the state government for the project which demonstrated government’s commitment to the traders and consequently assured that the borehole would be adequately used and managed by the people in the market.
