For Ibadan residents living in Ona Ara local government area, the bad days when they have to travel many hours to their destinations are gone.
Dotun Sanusi, an engineer, and owner of Ilaji Resorts and Ilaji Farms have completed the rehabilitation of the road which covers many villages Dagbolu, and Araromi down to the Ijebu Igbo boundary.
From the entrance of Ilaji Farms, one can now get to the border of Ibadan/Ogun State in Ijebu Igbo in less than 30 minutes.
It would be recalled that since Sanusi started turning around the area, prices of land have not only gone up, many houses have continued to spring up. To make light reach the people there, Sanusi bought close to 200 electric poles. He also bought transformers.
Only a few years ago, in the administration of ‘Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, he collaborated with the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency to rehabilitate the 18 kilometers Olorunsogo-Akanran road. This was a part of the many palliative works he has done to alternative roads due to the delayed road work in the area
Only recently, Sanusi put smiles on the faces of the residents and motorists plying Olorunsogbo, Tioya around Monsifala To Abaomide, all in Ona-Ara local government, when, after close to two years of hardship, completed the rehabilitation of roads in the area.
The people of Araromi, led by their head, were at Ilaji Resorts, Akanran to show appreciation to Sanusi, who apart from being the Otun Apesinola of Ibadan is the Mogaji of his compound.
The road users which ranged from motorcyclists, motorists, market women, Alararo, and others could not hide their joy while acknowledging that Chief Dotun Sanusi had perfectly fixed the roads.
They all trooped in numbers to Ilaji Hotels and Resorts to show appreciation for roads that have been made motorable and complete business activities that have equally returned as people from Ogun State can come conveniently to transact business and engage in other activities.
“Our many years of hardship are gone. We are grateful to Engr. Dotun Sanusi for this gesture. We will never forget him. Before now, we suffered. Businesses died. We faced economic hardship. It was like we were isolated,” the Alararo of Araromi, Oba Mudasiru Musa Obisesan said.
Sanusi also donated a motorcycle to the police post in the area to help nip insecurity in the bud. The officer in charge of the post, ACP Rebecca Oyewale was grateful for the gesture, promising to make judicious use of the equipment.
