As at then, for over 15years, residents of Ido communities had lived in neglect and isolation. Cut off by a flood-prone road and abandoned power lines. The people said they’d been treated like ‘ second class citizens ‘ in their own states. This was despite feeding Nigeria’s economy through her massive farming potentials.
Ido, one of the agrarian communities nestled inside the luxuriant vegetation of Ido Local Government and the Ibarapa axis of Oyo State, for ventures had need home to many residents of the State
Typical of other communities in the local government such as Ologuneru, Gbopa, Apete, Omi Adio, among others sharing borders with neighboring Ogun State, Ido is equally surrounded by vast fertile farmlands and landscape massive landscape, housing several hectares of farming projects.
Majority of the residents on this rustic community had always been doing their bit to strengthen the growth of the agricultural sector, especially on the movement of harvested farm produce to the rural dwellers. However, telltale signs of the scarcity of government support to combat flooding, ensure good irrigation systems and on availability of clean portable water has made life hellish for residents of these communities.
Spiral negative effects of this anomalous living spread to the business, health, social and security lives of residents of the community, to mention a few
Hope surged around year 2019 and blossomed with the election of Dr.( Eng.) Abass Remi.Oseni for Ido/.Ibarapa Federal Constituency and when he was the Chairman of house committee on Federal l Roads. Maintenance Agency. Himself being a qualified engineer, commissioned young dynamic entrepreneurial Engineer Goodness Jesuola as Team. Lead to. ensure rehabilitation of the water logged road, control. of the flooding and seamless supply of water through digital technology powered intervention of the water system to the Ido Community axis in the constituency.
Engineer Goodness ably rose to the occasion and has written his golden name in the annals of the unforgettable community’s history. With his crack team of highly intelligent young engineers, they charted the way forward on the water issue in Ido communities and got those outstanding results as attached in the pictures below.
Goodness effective team work had significantly reduced by more than 75% the disenchantment of residents of Ido and Ido Local Government, effectively leading to improvement in availability of pure, portable, clean water supplies to both private individuals, families, residents and the community at large.