The state has taken its investors drive to Britain, Australian, Algeria and some multilateral agencies. Towards this end, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, his deputy, Agboola Ajayi and the entire cabinet, met with representatives of governments of Britain, Australian and Algeria and some multilateral agencies and donor organizations, on how to tap into investment opportunities that abound in the nook and crannies of the state. The discussion...
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News Analysis
Ondo State has been described as a better investors haven than Lagos. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who made this assertion in Akure, said the state has no traffic challenges as Lagos and neither is it congested. Furthermore, he explained that the state is strategically located with abundant land, unlike Lagos which has no land. He boasted of the security in the state, which he described asvery...
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Ondo State retired General Olu Bajowa, has described the late Maj-Gen Adeyinka Adebayo , as a pillar of unity that ensured the West did not break away from the country during the Nigerian civil war. Speaking during a condolence visit to the Lagos home of the late general in Ikeja GRA, , he noted that the country has lost a doyen of the generals ,...
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On his relationship with PDP governorship candidate, Jimoh Ibrahim , who many alleged was paid to cause confusion in PDP to pave way for his victory, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said loud and clear. “Jimoh Ibrahim is a very good friend of mine. He is a colleague. We (Olujinmi and Akeredolu) are his tenants. Our office is on the fifth floor of his building. He is...
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Former Governor, Olusegun Mimiko formally handed over to Akeredolu on Thursday, February 23, after expressing the belief that he was leaving the state in safe hands. According to him, it would have been impossible for his administration to have recorded its modest achievements if the state had not been peaceful. He thanked the people for their cooperation adding that, “That is why there has been...
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Governor Olusegun Mimiko said his father’s initial love for politics influenced his involvement in politics. According to him, his father loved politics and followed politics, though he developed hatred for it and for politicians after the 1983 mayhem. “If there was anybody who infused my family members with political virus, it was my father himself. He loved politics and followed politics. But after the 1983...
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