WE’ll CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR ECONOMY THROUGH MASSIVE INVESTMENT, SAYS GOV AKEREDOLU

...Performs Groundbreaking Of Alape Garden City

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN, has reiterated his administration’s determination to continue to develop the economy of the state through massive investment instead of the public service-driven economy.

The Governor, who said that the future of the State’s economy lies in the Southern Senatorial District of the state, stressed that his administration's investment drives have started yielding fruits with the wonders of the century taking place in Ondo-Linyi Industrial Hub.

Governor Akeredolu spoke at the Ground-Breaking ceremony of the “Alape Garden City” in Ilaje Local Government area of the state, a location of less than one hour to Lekki, Lagos state.

The Alape Garden is a proposed estate within Ipare communities, sitting on a whopping 683.744 hectares, which is expected to provide shelter for an estimated 4,000 persons, with the provision of worship centres, shopping malls and recreational facilities among others when completed.

The project is being undertaken by Coastville Global Resources and their partners. The company will be investing billions of Naira to develop the Garden City on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model.

While reminding the people that one of the policy thrusts of his administration was improving the lives of the people by creating investments and investment opportunities, the Governor said without investment, there would not be enough employment opportunities for the people.

Governor Akeredolu said: ”We shall not relent in our efforts at making sure that the Ondo Deep Seaport, the Erunna-Ogboti Free Trade Zone, the River Alape Inland Port and all our remaining industrial parks become a reality before our very eyes.
“Apart from modernising one of our local communities, the Garden City development, I believe, will bring about well-structured and state-of-the-art buildings that can compete favourably with what is obtainable in places like Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port-Harcourt etc.
“ This development will, invariably, attract our sons and daughters, home and abroad, and others alike to come home to own property. This has potential for growth and development of both the communities and their people.”

The Governor commended the Ipare communities for their peaceful disposition, adding that there will not be any meaningful development without peace.

Olatunde Richard
Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media)
August 13, 2020.

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or massive looting

Lagos is the only developing state in Yoruba land. The rest are just big towns. Nigeria issues is more important to their leaders.

Who say aketi is not working? the best performing Governor in south west.

Good One There.

I'm particular about the deep seaport and the industrial hub that they focus on. If the two of them are well nurtured and sustained, with modern infrastructures to back them up, estate development will grow and surely, the economy will be so much better for it. Good one Aketi, on this, we have your back.

PS: And I hope Lagos State be a big brother by partnering Ondo State to build the propose coastal highway (and SGR) that would connect Lekki to Ilaje, in order to help the economy in the latter. If theirs confidence Lagos is only an hour away, people would move there too even though they have their work in Lagos hence the further chance of real estate development in Ondo State.