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The attention of the State Government has been drawn to a press statement by Honourable Olugbenga Araoyinbo which condemned the 2018 Ondo State Reordered budget, described it as "unconstitutional" and claimed that it was the cause of the failed attempt to remove the current Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. David Bamidele Oloyeloogun and his deputy, Iroju Ogundeji.

Baleful and vengeful, the statement speaks volumes of orchestrated mischiefs and calculated malfeasance all in the name of filthy politics.

I wish to put on record that it is not unusual for budget to be reordered.

This was done here in Ondo State by previous administrations and it is being done in other states in the Country. Even the Federal Government, recently, had to reorder the 2018 budget in line with some prevailing fiscal realities

What we have done now and always is in tandem with our avowed commitment to the welfare of people of Ondo State. No amount of denigrations and aspersions will halt the wheel of progress our state is currently experiencing under the leadership of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN as the Governor of Ondo State.

The current reordering budget excercise among other reasons had to be done in anticipation of the release of recent Paris club refund, which is to be used to pay arrears of workers salaries and pensions of retirees in the terms agreed with labour leaders.

The bill was passed to the house a couple of weeks after the Federal Government made public the various amounts due to each State as Paris Club refund.

Surprisingly, it was left unattended to by the House, even before the recent failed attempt to effect a leadership change in the Assembly.

Araoyinbo's statement clearly advertises crass legislative ignorance and a morbid desire to mislead the public.

Notwithstanding the heist and hate campaigns, the truth is that the budget size remains unchanged and any enlightened person knows that budget re ordering is a fiscal instrument used for re-allocating funds from non-performing heads to more active heads without increasing the budget size.

From the foregoing, it is clear that the state government hasn't done anything illegal. Rather, we have continued to hoist the flag of transparency in governance while pursuing our top agenda to transform Ondo State.

SOURCE: https://citadelng.com/press-statement-2018-reordered-budget-is-constitutional/

Source: http://sunshineintegrity.com/2018/11/15/oduduwa-varsity-honours-akeredolu/



Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, attended the 6th Convocation Ceremony of the Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ile Ife, Osun State on Thursday, 15th November 2018.

The University honored Governor Akeredolu with an award of excellence, in recognition of his good governance in Ondo State.

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and other eminent personalities including the representative of the Hon. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu were also at the ceremony.

Governor Akeredolu rejoiced with the Chancellor /Founder of the institution, His Royal Eminence, Dr. Ramon Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin, on the success the institution has recorded over the years. He commended Dr. Adedoyin for investing in education.

The Governor also congratulated the graduands on their success, urging them to be good ambassadors of the University.

He said " You are the reason we are all gathered here. Without students, there can't be university. Am congratulating all of you on your success

"Now, its clear why you are being honored today as graduands. It's because you have been found worthy both in learning and character. "

Ondo State governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has said that part of the salary arrears of the state civil servants will be paid this week.

He said he would not deviate from his administration’s avowed commitment to the promotion of workers’ welfare.

The governor said in spite of the limited resources at the disposal of the government, he had not hesitated to strive to meet the ever-increasing needs of the people of the state.

It will be recalled that Akeredolu, who has been up-to-date in the payment of workers’ salaries since he assumed office, inherited seven months unpaid salaries from his predecessor of which he has already paid four months.

He said: “It gladdens my heart that despite the quantum of development projects being embarked upon by our administration in the face of the obvious lean resources, the welfare of public servants have been given its pride of place.”

Akeredolu spoke on Tuesday in Akure while presenting N403 million cheques to owners of properties affected by the construction of dual carriageways in the state.

Beneficiaries of the cheques came from Akure, Ore, Ikare and Owo.

The governor, who said the era of abandoned projects in the state has gone for good, hinted that no one or section of the state would be forced to bear unreasonable burden.

He said: “This why our government is ensuring that all those whose properties are affected by our development activities are duly compensated.

“The quantum of money we are paying today is demonstration of our good intention to the people whose properties were affected one way or the other.

“The payment is to make it easy for them to relocate, acquire new properties and continue life without hardship or encumbrances.”

Akeredolu added that since he assumed office, his administration had spent N9 billion on construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of roads across the state.

He said: “Every sector of our state has been touched positively and we have resolved to keep delivering on our electioneering promises to our people.

“This is signposted by the series of projects and programmes, completed and ongoing throughout the state.

“Let me reiterate that our administration is irrevocably committed to the successful completion of all ongoing projects. All projects awarded will be duly paid for on satisfactory completion.”

Contrary to the claims that the Ondo State government has barred the Channels TV, CORE TV and AIT Correspondents from covering government activities in the state, the state government has said it has not barred or expelled any Journalists.

Commissioner for information and orientation, Yemi Olowolabi said no one has expelled any reporters from the government office, adding that the state government would officially write their station if it would disengage them.

The commissioner noted that the state government maintain a robust relationship with these media stations, stressing that the government of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has continued with the agreement the previous government had with the AIT on the construction of a broadcast house, despite the paucity of fund.

The information commissioner said that the reporters in question have since refused to cover government activities, despite the government providing conducive environment for them and also giving them allowances at the governor's office.

He accused the reporters of being ‘lazy’ saying the government is also not too ‘buoyant’ to pay the quarterly coverage fees to their station.

“They are called dedicated service and I started it when I was CPS 14 years ago. I brought the AIT in, I brought the ITV and Channels. We pay them quarterly for news coverage

"Now when we resumed, we found out that the previous government was owing them over 300 million. So before commissioners were appointed, the ministry of information had signed an agreement with all of them that it wasn’t this government that owed you, but they negotiated 50% cut, meaning we will pay them 50% of the total sum, and they all agreed

“We have been paying that debt since I resumed. But we have not renewed any of these contracts, and I also suggest that we should clear what we owe, rather than accruing another hundreds of millions of debt.

“So we had an understanding with them that we will pay what we owe, but you will continue to use our stories. To some of the stations, we have paid some 10 million, others 20 million like that, we are paying them on instalmental basis

"We have paid twice, it remains just one tranche to clear the debt. Now, based on this understanding, TVC uses our story, Galaxy does, ITV does, but Channels has refused to air anything from Ondo state except it’s negative,unless we pay all the debt. AIT has also refused to use any of our stories.

“So my understanding is that upon the fact that we give them allowances every month, we support them, we create a conducive environment for them to operate, yet they don’t use stories

"In fact, they don’t even cover events. No private broadcast station covers any story from me, except it is negative news

“I just told them to go and find something else to do, rather than sit in governor’s office morning till night doing nothing. So nobody has expelled them. If we are expelling them, we will write to their stations formally. But for them to sit dowm doing nothing, I think it’s most unfair to themselves, that’s my position. ”

smellingmenses:
After ensuring all inroads into Akure are effective death traps.

He's going to be the worst governor after olumilua and otiko combined.

dont be a partaker of hate speech. He is a good governor with a good heart for the people.

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN has assured of the State Government's readiness to assist the relatives of the unfortunate October 3 fatal accident at Onyearugbulem Junction, Akure.

The accident claimed four lives, including a toddler while two houses and many shops and vehicles were razed.

Governor Akeredolu, while speaking at the "2018 Road Crash Victims Remembrance Day" organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ondo State Sector Command, disclosed that approval had been granted to ameliorate the loss of the victims.

The Governor, however, urged men and officers of the Road Safety Corps to always focus more on the safety of the road users rather than their particulars.

SOURCE: https://citadelng.com/governor-akeredolu-promises-to-assist-relatives-of-accident-victims/

Aketi will get to your place Insha Allah and you will enjoy this govt better.

benzion72:
We have not seen any of this beautiful work in Imorun Leege Monsole Akinlaja ilu titun all in Odigbo local government and our road from Onipetesi to Leege off Ore Ijebu Ode express way is worst than death trap

You're absolutely wrong.. That isn't his first project.

Have you seen the rehabilitated schools? Have you seen the seedlings he gave to farmers for free? Have you seen the constructed company in Ore, Ondo state?

WaleOsu:
You dey mind am...the first project he'll embark on is the dualisation of high court/NEPA road since he was elected, and he said he has done alot...rubbish

It is bad of you to judge blindly.. I want to believe you aren't domiciled in Ondo state so you can't really know anything going on in the state

oyin01:
He has done nothing!!!!!! Don't say what you don't know. He is one of the worst performing governors compared to resources available.

The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has been announced by the organizers of the Ondo Auto Rally as the main host of the event billed to touch down at different spots in the state, from Friday November 16th to Saturday 17th, 2018 at the state capital, Akure.


According to Olumide Omolade, the coordinator of the 2018 race, the governor is also being prepared to host an exhibition of two-man race that would feature himself and founder of Elizade Nigeria Ltd/Chairman of Toyota Nigeria Ltd, Chief Michael Ade. Ojo (OON).

 
The event is sponsored by Toyota Nigeria Ltd, Elizade Nigeria Ltd, SMT Nigeria (Volvo), JAC, Meristem, Eterna Oil, Air Namibia, Pepsi and ONDIPA. Also in support are Ondo state government, Nigeria Travel week, Smokin Hills Golf Resort, Elizade University, Heritage Hotel, Sunview Hotel, Signatures Club, Template Lounge, Splendor Lounge, FRSC and NADDC. Most TV Stations are partners to the event.

Apart from the professional drivers that would be manning a number of race cars that have been scheduled to burn the tracks in Ondo State, the two-man race between the governor and Chief Ade. Ojo is expected to be the key race for the Day 2 of the event.

Omolade said, car lovers from different parts of the country would be converging on Friday November 16 at the Smokin Hill Golf Course for registration before the off road race of 4x4 category will be flagged to set the event rolling.

From the maiden edition’s experience of last year, we have scheduled the off road race for the first day. So we will be able to manage the time for the other races that are coming at other venues.  For your information, 1.8 litre engine race also known as the Sunshine race will be participating in this year’s event. A lot of entertainment await participants and audience. Also, there is Special Golf Kitty at Smokin Hills, Ilara-Mokin.

This year’s event is meant to spike local tourism.  We will be employing about 250 people to man the different aspects of the race.

Racers attending the event from Lagos are expected to assemble at the Lagos Ibadan Toll gate in Lagos by 7:00am on Friday November 16. They would be led by Federal Road Safety Corps officials in a convoy down to Ilara- Mokin where the first leg of the two-day event will take off. The flag off is scheduled to take off at 2:00pm, same day.

The event would be rounded up with drifting/car stunt at the Arcade on Igbatoro road Akure. There would performances by artists, Mizz Kiss, Vermis Bakare, Lala Eleniyan, Fawazzy and others before the presentation of prizes to winners who will cart away prices of over N3 million worth of cash and goods.

brojoshua:
Corrupt reporting, Ondo state government allocated some of the state money for security, using it to buy some equipments for the law enforcement officials, would have been reasonable to them who live in societies that are not corrupt as ours. Your reporting is corrupt

How is this corrupt again?? People are so difficult to satisfy.

A governor decided to support the police by donating additional vehicles to them to aide their activities in making lives safe and to guarantee optimum security and you're here shouting corrupt reporting.

Nasir123:
A very funny and confused Governor

So far..he has been the worst governor to ever govern that state.

Kindly prove it with evidences

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal capital territory has dismissed an application brought before it by the runner up of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2016 governorship aspirant, Mr. Seguin Abraham.

The court held that matters can’t be heard on originating summon because parties will need to call witnesses and file pleadings. The court submitted that the matter brought before it by Abraham is a contentious matter that needs witnesses.

Abraham is challenging the 2016 primary election which gave the incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, the ticket of the party which also secured him the November 26th, 2016 guber elections.

Party leaders and members of the party in the state have called on Abraham to jettison the case and join hands with the governor to move the party forward.

SOURCE: https://citadelng.com/flash-abraham-loses-application-against-akeredolu/

Pekele007:
Are you domiciled in Ondo state or you just want to yarn rubbish


Have you heard about Ondo South senatorial district and the total blackout of the region since 5 years ago

I am staying in Ondo and i am not a partaker to hate speech or discussing flimsy issues.

Gaga community is one of the most populated areas in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu 's administration is constructing a 5.569km road in the area.

Before Akeredolu's intervention, residents of the area have lost hope in any government action on the deplorable state of their road. After series of letter to past governments, they resorted to prayer.

Only car owners in Gaga community can tell you the pains of visiting the mechanics every week. Both dry and raining seasons are always not palatable for dwellers of Gaga Community.

But, today, the story has changed. The Gaga road is among many other roads in the state capital alone that's currently receiving the attention of the Akeredolu's administration. Governor Akeredolu is committed to developing Ondo State. This is just a #Progressreport

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal capital territory has dismissed an application brought before it by the runner up of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2016 governorship aspirant, Mr. Seguin Abraham.

The court held that matters can't be heard on originating summon because parties will need to call witnesses and file pleadings. The court submitted that the matter brought before it by Abraham is a contentious matter that needs witnesses.

Abraham is challenging the 2016 primary election which gave the incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, the ticket of the party which also secured him the November 26th, 2016 guber elections.

Party leaders and members of the party in the state have called on Abraham to jettison the case and join hands with the governor to move the party forward.

Our promise to create jobs through Agriculture, Entrepreneurship and Industrialisation, is anchored on realistic expectations. My administration since inception, has demonstrated her readiness to increase the agricultural output of farmers in the state by putting in place various agricultural development programmes and projects. The following are some of the on-going and completed few projects:

- Youth on the ridges empowerment in Agro Business
- Schools on the ridges for secondary school students
- #DoYouKnow that Akeredolu’s government have Established three centres for hiring tractors
- Acquisition of two Ethanol plants for cassava processing
- There is an on going Egg pounder factory
- Sericulture – Production of Lawyers wig
- #DoYouKnow that there was distribution of 450,000 cocoa seedlings to state farmers
- #DoYouKnow Akeredolu distributed 25,000 Brazilian Cashew seedlings to state Farmers
- Establishment of a Mass Rice Production project through rice cultivation to milling of 37,500 metric tonnes processing capacity at Igbara-Oke, Ifedore Local government Area.
- Akeredolu’s government has established and managing a fertilizer blending plant, sack weaving factory and granular factory
- Establishment of Integrated Commercial scale poultry farm and powered egg manufacturing plant in Emure-Ile, Owo LGA, Ondo state. The project is set to achieve production of 10 million broilers per annum, egg powderisation plant (500,000 eggs per day capacity), 100 million eggs per annum, 400,000 layers per annum, poultry processing plant with capacity of 2,000 birds per hour and change the economic lives of Ondo state people with over 300 direct jobs to be created
- Inauguration of Ondo state farmer Business school farmer’s cooperative union
- The cocoa revolution project of the state government is on-going as the farmers’ in the enclave farm site at Oda have received Agro-chemicals to spray their coca plantations against diseases and pests

The Ohaneze Ndigbo in Ondo State has lauded Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for fulfilling his campaign promises to the people of the state and the igbos in particular.

Speaking on behalf of the igbo group, the Ohaneze Ndigbo President, Chubudom Ezechiefo appreciated Governor Akeredolu for the numerous developmental projects scattered across the state.

The group, led by the Ondo State Ohaneze Ndigbo Eze, Eze Gregory Iloehika, on a courtesy visit to the Governor on Thursday 8th November, 2018 , said the infrastructure being put in place by the government is not only for the indigenes to enjoy but for every resident of the state.

The Igbo group also lauded the Governor for providing adequate security for everyone in the state, irrespective of their tribe and religion.

The Ohanaeze further praised the Akeredolu's administration for encouraging a cleaner environment, particularly the relocation of road side trader to a conducive environment.

The group thanked the Governor for the implementation of the School feeding program where qualified igbo women were absorbed as cook.

Responding, the Governor appreciated the group for recognizing the work the government has done within the short time.

Governor Akeredolu said the state can not but collaborate with the Igbos to make the economy of the state grow the more.

He said "You are adding values to our economy and we are benefitting from each other. We are all working together. "

June 22, 2018 was a sad day for no fewer than 76 traders at a section of the Oja Oba Akure, the Ondo State capital. Like a thief in the night, whose sole aim is to kill and destroy, a midnight fire broke out at the market and destroyed properties worth several millions of Naira, leaving the victims in sorrow.

On that fateful day, the world seemingly came to an end as most of the victims who lost their various sources of livelihood. For them, the future looked bleak with no hope of returning to business.

The victims wailed and groaned over the unfortunate disaster. This is because many of them were already owing many micro-credit agencies – where they had taken loans to engage in business before the incident occurred.

But hope first appeared for the victims when Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) visited the scene of the disaster to sympathise with the fire victims and promised to assist and return them to business.

The governor recently made good his promise to lift the victims out of the gloom and return them to business when he mobilized resources with the sole aim of restoring hope to the seemingly hopeless victims.

Depending on the degree of their individual loss, the state governor, represented by his deputy, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, shared N26 million among the distraught fire victims. This was beside a few other mollifying measures promised them by the governor who was referred to as “Our Hope” by the beneficiaries of the cash gift. The least given out was N200, 000, while others got N500, 000 each.

At the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office, where the money was shared among the fire victims, the deputy governor said it was not in Governor Akeredolu’s character to ignore the very people he swore to protect, especially when they were distressed.
He told them that though the money might not be able to repay all that were lost in the inferno, he expressed optimism that the state government’s gesture would provide succor for them.

The deputy governor said: “We may not be able to repay all that is lost but I am very sure this will bring succour, like a palliative.

“The ultimate responsibility of the government is to protect the lives and properties of the people and to be responsible to their yearnings one of which is to come to their aid in case of emergency or disaster.”
The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, who led the beneficiaries to the Cocoa Conference Hall to collect the cash gift, did not hide his excitement over the government’s gesture.

The monarch hailed the state government’s gesture as commendable.
Oba Aladelusi was particularly delighted that in spite of the paucity of fund the state government is battling with, Governor Akeredolu still considered it necessary to cough out N26 million to put smile on the faces of the fire victims.

The monarch said the beneficiaries would be grateful for the intervention because the money was not a repayable loan, but an intervention meant to empower the victims.

He said: “Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu will be not be forgotten for this laudable decision. Yes, the victims that thought that they had lost the sources of their livelihood can now go back to their various business with renewed hope and smile.”

The disbursement of the N26 million cash gift was described as transparent by the beneficiaries who praised the governor for rekindling their hope.

Speaking on behalf of the fire victims, Mrs. Bisi Bakare, thanked the governor for wiping away their sorrow. She was particularly full of praise that the process of compiling the list of the victims up to the payment of the recoupment was transparent.

A renowned Akeredolu’s critic, Mr. Williams Ogunbadejo, who is always critical of the governor’s administration’s, commended the governor for not keeping the victims waiting endlessly.
Ogunbadejo, a social scientist, expressed the belief that that the gesture would improve the economic lives of the victims and their families.

He said: “I have to be honest, it is not always rosy when someone loses his or her source of livelihood. But I must confess that there is no need criticizing the governor unnecessarily for lifting the spirit of distressed people. In fact, I commend his administration for this laudable response to this particular set of troubled traders.

At least, they can go back to their business locations with renewed hope.”

I am rest assured that Ondo state will always be a place of pride and a land of opportunities. The leadership of this government has really worked and still working.

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State distributed 400,000 cocoa seedlings and 25,000 cashew seedlings to farmers in the state.

The state government is making effective policies and actions to return the state to its leadership position in cocoa farming in the country.

His administration is making loans available to farmers and partnering with banks to make loans easy and accessible.

According to the governor, the distribution of the seedlings is a partnership initiative of the state government and Federal Government.

Akeredolu's government is embarking on training of cocoa farmers, using modern form of fermentation and drying.

Akeredolu said that the state government is also promoting local consumption of cocoa drinks and chocolate through sensitisation of its citizenry on health and wealth benefits. The commissioner of Agriculture, Mr Adegboyega Adefarati said that the present administration in the state had resolved to establish 2,000 hectares of land of hybrid cocoa plantation at Ijugbere in Owo Local Government Area of the state.

Other state government achievement in the agriculture sector are as follows:

- Youth on the ridges empowerment in Agro Business
- Schools on the ridges for secondary school students
- #DoYouKnow that Akeredolu’s government have Established three centres for hiring tractors
- Acquisition of two Ethanol plants for cassava processing
- There is an on going Egg pounder factory
- Sericulture – Production of Lawyers wig
- #DoYouKnow that there was distribution of 450,000 cocoa seedlings to state farmers
- #DoYouKnow Akeredolu distributed 25,000 Brazilian Cashew seedlings to state Farmers
- Establishment of a Mass Rice Production project through rice cultivation to milling of 37,500 metric tonnes processing capacity at Igbara-Oke, Ifedore Local government Area.
- Akeredolu’s government has established and managing a fertilizer blending plant, sack weaving factory and granular factory at Ore in Ondo state

Pensioners in Ondo State today, November 6, 2018 praised Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, for always respecting them and listening to their views.

The pensioners hailed the governor for humbly granting them audience to discuss the issue of their welfare .

The pensioners, who were full of excitement during a meeting with Governor Akeredolu, recalled that the immediate past government ignored them for six years.

Led by their Chairman, Chief Raphael Adetuwo, the pensioners hailed Governor Akeredolu's interest to providing fund for this year's Pensioners' Day Celebration.

According to them, the union itched to meet with the immediate past government for six years without success.

They also hailed the governor for assisting the state pensioners union to put its vehicle on the road.

Adetuwo said: "Besides the prompt payment of monthly pensions since you came on board and your frantic effort to clear the liabilities inherited from your predecessor , your commitment to infrastructural development is also commendable and praise worthy."

Governor Akeredolu, while responding, told the pensioners that his administration is poised to serve the people of the state, including the pensioners .

He added that the people of the state deserved good infrastructure.

He said: "Building road for the comfort of our people and rehabilitating public schools for children are not white elephant projects."

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Ondo State and human rights activist, Dr Tunji Abayomi, has declared that members of the party in the Ondo North Senatorial District would not support Senator Ajayi Boroffice as the candidate of the party in the next general elections.

He said he won the party primary and was declared the winner but that the National Working Committee of the party allegedly gave the party ticket to the serving senator.

Boroffice is one of the three serving senators who had already been given the tickets of the party by the NWC after the primaries of the party.

Abayomi, who spoke with journalists in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday, alleged that the national chairman of the APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, imposed Boroffice on members of the party in Ondo North Senatorial District.

He said, “I participated in my ward in the APC primary with other senatorial aspirants and I came first and was declared the winner by the party.

“It is therefore strange that my brother, Senator Ajayi Boroffice, who did not win the APC primary would wrongly and unconstitutionally be declared a candidate for the Ondo North Senatorial District by Adams Oshiomhole.”

But Senator Boroffice, who spoke through his media aide, Mr. Kayode Fakuyi , said there was no controversy about his candidature, insisting that he was the authentic flagbearer of APC.

He said, “You may wish to note that Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice had over 64,000 valid votes in the primary election.”

The first phase of the 500 Kilometre roads under the Ondo State Rural Access and Mobility Project at Molege village in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State is getting ready for showcase to the World Bank whch is a critical patner of RAMP.

The demonstration is coming on the heels of the application of a soil solution enzyme in place of asphalt overlay on the road which will terminate in Ute in ose Local Government Area.

Briefing the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on the project, the State Project Cordinator of RAMP, Engineer Zaccheaus Olorunegan said 5.35 Kilometres of the full length of the road which is 12.5 kilometres have been completed with ten culverts.

He said opening up the agrarian communities is one of the priorities of the present administration in the state at making farm produce get to markets faster in the overall benefit of farmers.

Introducing the soil solution technology road compactment and solidity to the governor, an official of Soil Solution from South Africa Mr Wayne Marden said the application of the solution to the road would help it solidified such that nothing can penetrate the topsoil.

Before the demonstration of the soil solution on the road, an official of SAO Capital, Mr Temitope Runsewe who is the Consultant to the State Government on the project, said the Engineering Based Stabilizer, EBS, solution would keep the top surface solidily intact for about ten years.

While assuring that the EBS would cost about 40% less than what asphalt overlay would cost, added that Ondo State is the first state to use it on its road in Nigeria but that the solution is popular in countries like South Africa and Kenya

Responding, Governor Akeredolu said the gesture was part of his election promises to construct rural roads that would enable farmers get their farm produce to the market with ease.

He said government adopted the new method of road construction discovered in South Africa and in the US to replace the asphalt method that could be washed away during rainy seasons.

The governor explained that after the State Government's efforts, it succeeded in bringing down to the state, the South African Company for the demonstration of the Engineering Based Stabilizer, EBS, solution method that could solidify the road and have it last for over 10 years.

He said the South African Company would apply its EBS on one kilometre while the US Company would come to apply it's on another one, to ascertain whose enzyme solution was the best.

Some of the representatives of the people of the area spoke glowingly of Governor Akeredolu.

God bless my governor.

Your effort in ensuring that Ondo state roads are safe is super commendable.

Sanromeo:
Barely two weeks after Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, ordered immediate rehabilitation of the Owo / Ikare expressway , work has also started on the failed portion of the ever busy Akure - Owo expressway in Owode community.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, had directed that immediate work should commence on the road to put an end to the hardship motorists and commuters plying the road go through on daily basis.

The Governor while speaking during an inspection tour on the road said the move was imperative due to the importance of the road being the only route that connects the South West to the Northern and Southern parts of the country .

Akeredolu stressed that the state government had to work on the failed portion despite been told by Federal Road Maintainance Agency (FERMA) that the state will not be reimbursed .

He said he had to direct that immediate work should be carried out on the road after FERMA said its intervention on the road could only come after eight weeks.

The Director in - charge of direct labour in the State ministry of works and infrastructure, Stephen Akinbode said two failed portions have been identified on the ever busy highway from the owode end after the Akure airport to Eleyowo area . He said the job will be completed within the next two weeks.

Barely two weeks after Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, ordered immediate rehabilitation of the Owo / Ikare expressway , work has also started on the failed portion of the ever busy Akure - Owo expressway in Owode community.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, had directed that immediate work should commence on the road to put an end to the hardship motorists and commuters plying the road go through on daily basis.

The Governor while speaking during an inspection tour on the road said the move was imperative due to the importance of the road being the only route that connects the South West to the Northern and Southern parts of the country .

Akeredolu stressed that the state government had to work on the failed portion despite been told by Federal Road Maintainance Agency (FERMA) that the state will not be reimbursed .

He said he had to direct that immediate work should be carried out on the road after FERMA said its intervention on the road could only come after eight weeks.

The Director in - charge of direct labour in the State ministry of works and infrastructure, Stephen Akinbode said two failed portions have been identified on the ever busy highway from the owode end after the Akure airport to Eleyowo area . He said the job will be completed within the next two weeks.

God bless our able governor

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting, which was held behind closed-doors at the President’s residence, was part of Buhari’s efforts to reconcile all aggrieved members of the party.

The governors, however, told the Nigerian Television Authority that they were at the Presidential Villa to assure Buhari of their continued support, ahead of the 2019 Presidential election.

Akeredolu said apart from assuring the president of their supports, they also seized the opportunity of the meeting to “talk on issues and put our feet on the ground on the issues”.

He said that although the governorship election would not hold in his state in 2019, he would work to ensure victory for the APC in other elections.

The governors also expressed their confidence that Buhari would win the 2019 presidential election.

The Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu led administration has granted one billion naira budgetary provision dedicated to the renovations of secondary schools across Ondo state.

Already, the Akeredolu's administration has renovated over 337 public primary schools scattered across the three senatorial districts of the state out of the over 500 projects awarded.

Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Femi Agagu said Governor Akeredolu is committed to the development of education in the state.

His words: ‘Mr governor graciously granted us one billion naira budgetary provision for renovation of schools. We have not been able to access it but we have the assurance that we will access a substantial part of it before the year runs out and that will be dedicated to secondary schools only.

‘Even if it is only our Unity schools that we can make as models, so that people will know how we want all our schools to be. At the end of the day, we will be able to extend it to all our 304 secondary schools in the state.'

While addressing issue of shortage of teachers, the commissioner said all neccessary mechinaries have been put in place to fill available vacancies soon.

God bless our able governor

The Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu ,SAN, has been commended for running a responsive government that is committed to the yearnings, progress and welfare of the people of the state.

The Oloba of Oba-Akoko, Oba Nurudeen Adegoroye and the Olukun of Ikun-Akoko, Oba Michael Olokunboro gave the commendation during the Governor’s inspection tour of the ongoing reconstruction of the bridges as well as rehabilitation of the failed portions of the ever-busy Owo-Ikare road in the Northern District of the state.

The Monarchs particularly lauded the Governor's quick response at reconstructing the culverts linking communities in the area and for rehabilitating the deplorable Owo-Ikare road.

The two bridges which connected communities like Oba, Ikun, Afo, Ido-Ani and Imeri were washed away by heavy downpour and thereby made the road impassable for motorists.

Oba Olokunboro noted that the Governor’s gesture has proven that his administration cares for the comfort and development of the people and communities across the state.

“Your gesture has demonstrated that you are a Governor to everybody in the state and your actions truly speak louder than words.
“Not only those at the urban settings, but also people like us at the rural communities of the state.

“Undoubtedly, by the time you would have completed your tenure in the state, Ondo would have achieved an unprecedented record of achievements which would serve as a template in which other Governors coming after you would emulate and build upon.

“On behalf of the people of Oba-Akoko, I thank you for your prompt and quick response to replace our collapsed culverts with standard bridges that would stand the test of time”, he said.

Also, the Olukun of Ikun, specially eulogised the Governor for not only approving the reconstruction of the damaged bridges, but has been monitoring the project as work progresses, saying “that to us, depicts humility.”

While commending Governor Akeredolu for his benevolence towards mitigating the hardship the collapsed bridges would have subjected the communities to, he said other Governors could have waited for months before responding to the people’s cries.

“Honestly, the quality of job done here is superb and would definitely last till eternity. We thank you for your love for us and we will continually support your administration with our prayers for more successes in your quest to transform the state”, he assured.

The Governor who noted that the engineers competency are amazing, hinted that their efforts have saved the state lots of money that would have been consumed by contractors, had the project been awarded to them.

Earlier, Arakunrin Akeredolu appreciated the competence and the quality of work done by the engineers at the state Ministry of Works, describing their worth as a thing of pride to the state.

Commenting on the ongoing rehabilitation of the Owo-Ikare road, Governor Akeredolu stated that the state government’s intervention would enable motorists plying the road have smooth rides.

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN on Friday 2nd November, 2018, while returning from a project sites inspection tour in the Northern Senatorial District rescued some accident victims along the Owo /Ikare road.

A hit and run truck driver rammed into an 18 seater Toyota bus with registration number FKJ 155 XM going to Lagos. The accident occurred at about 2:30pm. Governor Akeredolu stopped at the scene and evacuated all the victims to Federal Medical Centre, Owo for immediate treatment.