Ondo State, A Glance Into 2 Years – By Princess Orih

Since the creation of Ondo State on 3 February 1976, it has been a known fact that the state is richly endowed with human and natural resources. But as administrations come and go, the people of Ondo state are left with the quest of finding who will fill the void of improving and creating a better and vibrant Ondo State.
This was made known when Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu assumed office in February 2017 as the Governor of Ondo state.
The Governor said he has started the task of fulfilling his promises to the people of Ondo state.
The Governor, who was elected by the people of Ondo state has not relented in making sure his blueprint to progress (policy document) providing good leadership with integrity while moving Ondo state forward is achieved.
The Governor has made good his promises of paying workers’ salaries as when due and paying backlog of the past administration's debts to the workers in the state.
Ondo state is one of the six states who do not owe workers’ salaries since Arakunrin became the Governor of Ondo state.
Arakunrin has touched the lives of pensioners in the state by paying backlogs of their pensions areas and their pensions as when due.
Through the Governor's vision for a better Ondo state. Arakunrin has created a giant revolution in the socio-economic sector of the state. This massive revolution has cut across agriculture, worker's welfare, standard class rooms for pupils/ students, regular payment of salaries, payment of outstanding salaries arrears, regular payment of pension allowances, regular installment payment of gratuity for retirees, regular promotion of public servants as when due.
Governor Akeredolu has diversified the Ondo state economy by making it attractive for both local and international investors through various agricultural programs that are well structured to improve the ease of doing business in the state.
Arakunrin with his love for agriculture, which was strong during his political campaign, has made good his promises by establishing centers for tractors hiring. He also distributed of 450,000 coco seedlings and 25,000, Brazilian cashew seedlings to the famers in Ondo state. Acquisition of cassava processing plants, establishment/approval of Ondo state famers bank, youth on the ridges empowerment, school on the ridges empowerment for secondary schools ,registration of cattle herdsmen in the state, registration of farmers on Government Forest reserve areas in Ondo state, Igba-Otun Broiler scheme etc. This is the reason famers in the state call the Governor, Otun the Governor of all famers.
Arakunrin Akeredolu said no Nation is great without proper nurturing of the youths and the next generation in the area of standard education.
The Governor made this know while addressing stakeholders at a summit where matters concerning education in Ondo state was the major discussions.
Arakunrin says Ondo state came out in 7th and 13th position respectively in the 2018 WASSCE and National mathematics competition.
He said this was made possible through proper positioning of the education sector, regular promotion of teaching and non-teaching staff in schools, appointment of Teachers as directors of TESCOM, release of monthly subvention fund to tertiary institutions in the state.
Arakunrin said his administration has embarked on massive constructions and renovation projects in the 18 local government areas of the state raging from construction and renovations of classroom blocks, construction of school office blocks and stores, construction of perimeter fence, supplies of pupil’s furniture, computer facilities, ICT equipment and playground equipment etc.
The Governor said many construction works are ongoing in the three senatorial district of the state and while some of the construction works, have been completed within his 20 months in office.
He said in order to make Ondo state’s economy attractive for both citizens and investors his administration has made it a priority to construct and dualize roads across the state. Construction of 3 No box culvert at Ikare, dualization of Ondo township road phase 11( 4.3) km, rehabilitation of selected roads in Ondo town group 111CRCC, construction of terminal building access road/parking lot at Akure Airport etc.
Arakunrin Akeredolu said his administration has recorded some obvious achievement by employing 250,000 personal in the health sector across the state for quality and prompt health care delivery.
He said his government has upgraded the State Specialist Hospital to a Teaching Hospital, the Comprehensive Health Center, Mother and Child hospital to a General hospital. The government has also created an extension of Mother and Child to Ikara, Owo, Ore, Okitipupa and Igbotako, while the School of Nursing and midwifery has been upgraded to Ondo State University of Medical Science to mention but a few.
The Governor however urged the good people of Ondo state to take advantage of this administration' empowerment initiatives in all sectors.
Arakunrin also reiterated his commitment to serve the people of Ondo state.

FTC ,am definately relocating to ondo state