{"id":1155,"date":"2025-09-24T19:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:47:11","slug":"ekiti-communities-urge-oyebanjis-action-on-road-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1155","title":{"rendered":"Ekiti communities urge Oyebanji\u2019s action on road, museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two communities in Ekiti State, Ise Ekiti in Ise\/Orun Local Government Area and Ijesa Isu in Ikole Local Government Area, have called on Governor Biodun Oyebanji to fulfil promises made to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Ise Ekiti, the demand centres on the construction of a world-class Olowe Museum in honour of the late master carver, Olowe of Ise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Higher [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKzmRnetw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, residents of Ijesa Isu are pressing for the rehabilitation of the Iluomoba\u2013Ijesa Isu\u2013Ikole Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a letter made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, and signed by its National Secretary, Patrick Abayomi, the Ten O\u2019s Club of Ise Ekiti urged the governor to implement the museum project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the letter dated September 18, 2025, he said that the museum was part of the governor\u2019s effort \u201cto preserve the legacies of internationally renowned carver popularly called Olowe of Ise Ekiti\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abayomi added, \u201cIt is of our collective appeal to Your Excellency to please, fulfil the promise made to Ise people on the ultra-modern Museum which will contribute largely to the development of the town, educate the people historically and bring revenue by visitors who shall be visiting on tourism purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is our urgent appeal that Your Excellency listen to our demand for the implementation (kick off) of the awarded contract. We strongly believe that the second tenure of the governor will make the completion of the Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYour administration has been a tremendous one ever since you assumed office as the governor of Ekiti State, and your act of governance can never be underestimated. Furthermore, we appreciate Your Excellency on the construction of the drainage channel across waterways in the town and other projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olowe, an Ise Ekiti-based sculptor, whose works litter several museums in America and Europe, died in 1934.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recall that Oyebanji, in 2023, announced plans by his administration to build a world-class museum in Ise Ekiti to preserve the late sculptor\u2019s legacy, saying his government would collaborate with the Ise Ekiti community and other stakeholders in turning Olowe\u2019s residence into an internationally recognised centre of attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also speaking during a chat with journalists at Ijesa Isu on Wednesday, the Regent of the community, Princess Omobolaji Adeniyi, appealed to the governor to hasten the fulfilment of his promise to rehabilitate the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said, \u201cThe state government has assured us that reconstruction work will soon commence on the road. I can assure my people that our governor is a talk-and-do governor. He has assured us that he would do something about the road, so we are really hoping that, soon, something will be done in that direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an agrarian community, our farmers need to transport their goods from here to other neighbouring towns and transit to and from this community with ease. We are really hoping that the government will come to our aid soon. I am hoping that the road will be done very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Oyebanji, who recently restated his administration\u2019s commitment to road development, highlighted several completed projects, including the Ekiti Ring Road, Isinbode\u2013Ara\u2013Ikole, Itapa\u2013Ijelu, Ikogosi\u2013Igbara Odo, Ikere\u2013Igbara Odo, Ikere\u2013Ilawe, and Ikere\u2013Ise roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also disclosed that more than 132 kilometres of rural roads were being built under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project in partnership with\u00a0the\u00a0World\u00a0Bank. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/ekiti-communities-urge-oyebanjis-action-on-road-museum\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two communities in Ekiti State, Ise Ekiti in Ise\/Orun Local Government Area and Ijesa Isu in Ikole Local Government Area, have called on Governor Biodun Oyebanji to fulfil promises made to them. 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