In total commitment to improving the economic lot of Ondo State, Governor Akeredolu has proven his brilliance at tapping into numerous potentials of the sunshine state.

Recently, The Governor joined by the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah on a visit to Thailand for a Program on Medicinal Canabis Extract Development stated that the state will exploiting the numerous economic advantage of cannabis cultivation.

Against the public perception of the plant, which is considered illegal in the country, the state government in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency will be looking possibility of exploiting the commercial potential of cannabis oil with focus on Ondo State.

According to the Governor, he stated ,"We all know that Ondo State is the hot bed of cannabis cultivation in Nigeria. We know how to grow it and it thrives well in the Sunshine State."

He further revealed that an estimated value of $145 Billion in 2025 would be derived from the successful exploiting of the plant.
He also urged the public to ignore the general notion about the plant, the state team with the NDLEA research team would be undergoing a research on how to legally grow cannabis in the state for pure medicinal purposes.
He also added that the state would be shortchanging ourselves if it fail to tap into the Legal Marijuana Market

Good thinking

Other state government must follow suit... we must begin to look inwards... creating local ways of generating revenues for themselves