By Banji Ayoola
The nodal Ore, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, is the hub of industrialisation in the state, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has declared.
Therefore, the state government is aware of the importance of the town which is the major link between the states in the South West and other regions of the country, to her socioeconomic development.
The governor made this declaration in Ore, during an appreciation tour of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo South Senatorial District for their loyalty and support for the party during the recent House of Assembly election.
Akeredolu’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 23 out of 26 seats in the election.
By virtue of its importance, he said that the Local Government houses a number of industries, including a textile factory, a paper mill, and a cassava to ethanol factory, among others at the Ore Industrial Hub.
He said: “The flyover we are constructing in Ore, Odigbo Local Government is consuming half of what we spend on infrastructure in the state, this is part of our appreciation to the people of the area.”
The governor also promised to do more for the people of the area, and thanked them for the massive support in the recently concluded House of Assembly election,
Describing Odigbo local government as Mini-Nigeria for being dominated by most of Nigeria’s composite ethnic groups, he thanked the people for their support and loyalty to the party at all times.
He said: “We have never lost any election in this local government, even when I first contested, I have always won here. We have come to thank you for standing by us and we will never let you down.”
The Governor promised that construction of various farm to trading centres roads would soon commence under the Rural Access Mobility Project (RAMP) which would enable farmers transport their farm produce to markets.
Speaking on behalf of other traditional rulers, the Ajobu of Araromi-Obu, Oba Aderemi Adelola lauded the Governor’s gesture to thank them for their support for peace that reigned during the just concluded House of Assembly election and always.
The royal father said: “One good turn, they say deserves another, we promise to continually support your administration to record more successes in subsequent elections.”
Thanking the governor for the Ore Flyover under construction, the Ore Industrial Hub, renovation of both Primary and Secondary schools and rehabilitation of boreholes, he appealed for the construction of more roads in the area.
