IKENNE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA)

IKENNE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA), established since 1977, is the representative body of the people of Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State of Nigeria, through which the indigenes organize themselves for holistic approach to the Social, physical infrastructural and health development of this small community with a human population of less than 0.400 million. To be very specific, Ikenne-Remo is a community reputed to be 'second to none' in the sphere of Community Development in Ogun State of Nigeria. Her Volumes of developmental activities earned her the seat of the Ikenne Local Government in 1991, regardless of its small size.It is symbolic of the IDA to set aside the last week in October and the first week in November of every year to celebrate development in the town. This is a period during which all indigenes converge at home to commission the projects executed through self-development efforts of some notable public-spirited indigenes during the year. The first Saturday in November marks the grand-finale ceremony of the annual events tagged “EREKE DAY”. Since 1977 to date, the IDA has successfully executed, donated and dedicated for use the following health and physical-social developmental projects:

• A Community Hospital, which has now been upgraded to a General Hospital by the Ogun

State Government.

•  Equipment and drugs to the Ikenne Local Government Primary Health Care Centre &

Maternity Ward.

• Some bore-holes in some quarters where the problem of access to portable water is hitting

hard on the indigenes.

• Ikenne Community High School in 1980, which has now been taken over by the Ogun State

Government.

• Facilitated the relocation of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the Obafemi Awolowo

College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University to Ikenne, by single-handedly

providing the land, executing the construction and donation of all the building complexes, access

roads, electricity transformer and boreholes on the Ikenne Campus of the university.

•  An ultra-modern building complex for use as the Ikenne Divisional Headquarters of the

Nigeria Police. 8. Classroom blocks in all its four (4) public primary schools.

 An ultra-modern Post Office Complex & Post-Master's Quarters.

 An ultra-modern Multipurpose Hall for the Community

• Rehabilitation of street lights and some roads in the town.
•  A modern Banking Complex now being used as the Community Bank