Plans have been concluded to inject more funds into the health sector in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area, in post-Covid-19 period.

According to its Chairman, Valentine Buraimoh, the council needed to improve on health facilities now, as it will spend more on the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era.

He said the council will have to provide more aid boxes in schools, expand various activities in health facilities in Abule Ado, Mile-2, Festac Town and build more ultra-modern Primary Health Centres, projects to handle mini surgery operations.

On strategic step taken by his administration to cushion the effect of the pandemic, Buraimoh said the administration immediately refocused its lenses, thus, making the welfare of the masses a priority.

The council boss said the administration distributed food relief palliatives through community leaders who could easily identify those in their various communities that fall within the scope of the targeted beneficiaries.

Buraimoh commended Lagos State Government for its Committment in the provision of basic social amenities, road infrastructure, developmental projects, security among others especially in Amuwo Odofin Local Government area of the state.

He said no government could function properly when there was crisis in the community, urging residents to continue to live together in peace.

The Council boss applauded Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu for being proactive by providing succour for residents who were affected by the Abule Ado explosion while also giving paliatives to vulnerable people.

“In Amuwo-Odfin Local Government just like any other communities across the world, we had no blueprint on how to survive through COVID-19, yet, we knew we just had to get tough, become resilient to avoid a total collapse “The pandemic took the world by surprise, we never envisaged it but we quickly swung into action by making sure we started with safety procedures.

We accommodated Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, doctors posted to Amuwo and health workers because of lockdown. It has gone a long way in reducing drastically the positive cases in the area.

“We have to improve on our health facilities now, we are going to spend more on the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era.

“We have to provide more aid boxes in schools, expand various activities in our health facilities in Abule Ado, Mile-2, Festac Town and build more ultra-modern Primary Health Centres, PHC’s projects to handle mini surgery operations and can be used as isolation centre where a ward can be dedicated to handle infectious diseases for treatment in future cases.”

On strategic step taken by his administration to cushion the effect of the pandemic, Buraimoh said, “The administration immediately refocused its lenses, thus, making the welfare of the masses a priority.

Buraimoh: Transforming Amuwo Odofin, three years on “We commenced an aggressive advocacy of safety procedures across the councils, also led sensitization drives to markets, motor parks, fliers, among others.

“We distributed food relief palliatives through community leaders who could easily identify those in their various communities that fall within the scope of the targeted beneficiaries.

Procured operational vehicles, a mini-bus for contact tracing for health workers, SUV for Nigerian Police, Area E Division domiciled in the council, the year of the mask has been quite challenging, yet our resilient conviction while battling the unseen enemy called COVID-19 is to continue to forge ahead strongly while the going gets tough. “In spite of all this, the administration did not collapse.

The administration continued to run the initial proposed consolidation agenda.

“Reconstruction of sectional portion of the fourth avenue, 31 road, and shopping centre/mama Jay with interlock stones were carried out. “Construction of a new area office in Abule Ado was completed.

Primary school blocks were renovated in Abule-Ado and Festac town respectively.

“Under the leadership of this administration, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government is committed to pursuing the mandate of a greater Lagos by engaging the THEMES agenda for the development of Lagos and would be ready to serve the local government for another one more term.”

Buraimoh has maintained that security of lives and properties is everybody’s business, lauding leaders of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Lagos for giving him the opportunity to serve Said: “Security is everybody’s business and any serious government that wants to get the support of its citizens must take security seriously.

Amuwo used to be unsafe before we came on board, we had to incorporate with other security agents like the DSS to address the insecurity challenges we met on ground. Today Amuwo is the safest local government in Nigeria. Now residents sleep with their two eyes closed”.

The LG boss while commending the party leaders, recounted how the Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy Obafemi Hamzat rushed to the aid of victims after the Abulado blast that claimed lives and many others wounded: “ I deeply governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy Obafemi Hamzat for rushing into the aid of victims of Abule-Ado blast. They even went as far as allocating funds for victims.

They are so pragmatic in governance. Likewise, this is the legacy I want to be remembered for. Peaceful coexistence and free health care in Amuwo-Odofin”.