IKORODU COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, WASIU ADESINA BOWS OUT OF OFFICE WITH LEGACY PROJECTS, COMMISSIONS LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, MULTIPLE ROADS, CHAPEL ON HIS LAST DAY IN OFFICE

Yesterday, 25th July 2025 would go down in history as the last official day of the Executive Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Wasiu Adeshina.

Adeshina formally bows out of office yesterday having completed his 4-year tenure of office from July 2021 when he was sworn in for a second term in office.

In his usual characteristic nature, the hardworking Council boss did not allow the day pass as an ordinary day as he commissioned multiple legacy projects to formally end his tenure.

The Council Chairman’s day started with the formal commissioning of the new Council’s Legislative Building. The historic exercise was performed by Senator Tokunbo Abiru, FCA, Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions.

The historic commissioning was also graced by a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State and Ikorodu Division APC Apex Leader, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye,.Former Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. S.O.B Agunbiade and many dignitaries.

Subsequently, Adeshina led dignitaries and many APC Chieftains to commission the newly resurfaced Ajina-Obun-Ale and Obun-Oke streets, Dada Street, Otayombo street road projects.

The Chairman later retuned to the Council Secretariat where he also commissioned new Chapel built for the Council’s Christian Staff Fellowship. The Chapel, built by Adeshina is the first to be built in the history of the Council in its over 50 years of existence.

Speaking shortly after commissioning the new Legislative Building, Abiru commended Adeshina for promoting legislative excellence and independence by embarking on the project.

A major highpoint of the event was the naming of the Legislative Building after the Ikorodu Division Apex APC Leader, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye who also traced the occasion.

Explaining the rationale behind naming the Legislative Building after Ogunleye, Adeshina stated that the honour was to acknowledge and appreciate the immense contribution of the elder statesman to grassroots governance in Ikorodu Local Government.

Prominent APC Chieftains and supporters who graced the event applauded Adeshina for demonstrating a high since of duty till his last day in office.

The commissioning of the multiple projects further underscores Adeshina’s promise not to leave an uncompleted project for the incoming administration.

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