Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has commissioned the 2.4 Kilometres Oke-Ola road in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, with an assertion that the the State has moved from the era of ground breaking to period of projects commissioning.

Governor Abiodun who spoke at the event said the road was strategic to the economic development Ogun West Senatorial District and the State in general.

"We have gone beyond the era of ground breaking, this commissioning is therefore a departure from the past as it is the first to be done in Yewaland in many years.

" The Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle use to say that  other administrations, all they do is that they come to Yewaland to do ground breaking, ground breaking after ground breaking, they never commission and I said to Kabiyesi that by the grace of God, we are going to break that jinx and today is a historic day not just in the history of this state, but in Yewaland.

"This administration is three years and four months has started that process of commissioning roads and we have started right here in Imeko-Afon 

He said the event is another symbolic demonstration of of his administration's approach to a strategic, methodical and systemic development of Ogun State, noting that the road means many things as it is a deliberate approach towards providing a smooth interconnection between our food baskets, industrial hubs, and the neighbouring States.

" Ogun State remains the biggest producer of cassava in Nigeria, and one of the largest producers of maize in Nigeria. Imeko/Afon is one of the reasons we take that vantage position. This same Imeko/Afon is also the host of the Oodua Groups Investment Company Limited Cassava Cultivation and Processing project at Imeko; and, some farm settlements. Just a few metres from here is the farm settlement at Oha village", he noted.

Prince Abiodun who described the town as agricultural hub of the State, posited that the  road would also serves an inter-state road which connects to Oyo State through Malete town, would help in improving security apparatus along the various border communities in the axis.

According to the governor, "we cannot forget that Imeko/Afon is also a window into the expansive corridor of West Africa, therefore, this road is multi-purpose. On one hand, it is a township road that adds to the aesthetics of Imeko town.

"On the macro economic plane, it is a boost to our Agricultural and industrialisation Agenda as it connects our farm settlements with the Oodua Groups facility. It is also an inter-state link and an international access road therefore,  the road further stamps the vantage position of Ogun State as truly a Gateway State".

He said his administration is committed to making Ogun State a truly investors first choice destination, not only in Nigeria, but in Africa, adding that government would continue to do a lot of work on job creation, poverty alleviation and food security.