Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has explained how he spent his 2019 vacation. According to him, he was in Abuja for the five weeks leave , meeting with different development partners on possible ways of developing the state. The leave afforded me the opportunity for a personal reflection and also Continue Reading
The State Government has achieved the rapid transformation of 500 schools spread across the state, through funds received from the Universal Basic Education Commission ( UBEC ) and counterpart funds from the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) . It disclosed with excitement that the funds have impacted positively on Continue Reading
As part of efforts to boost cocoa production in the country, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has organized a farmers and stakeholders forum in Akure. Similar workshops were equally held at Oshogbo, Osun State, Umuahia, Abia State, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Ikom, Cross River State. It has equally Continue Reading
One area the Akeredolu administration cannot be faulted, even by its worst critique, is road construction and upgrade. Numerous roads across the state, have either had potholes covered, others expanded, in addition to the construction of new ones. Significantly, over 45 kilometres of roads in various parts of the state, Continue Reading
Drones recently acquired by the Nigerian Army contributed immensely towards the fight against kidnapping, now rampant in the state. They were used in carrying out raids in 18 camps of kidnappers in Akure in the last one month. The drones , according to Brig-gen Zakari Abubakar , were launched on Continue Reading
Governor Akeredolu and his South West colleagues, have again called for the institution of state police to stem the rising crime rate in the country. Arising from a security summit attended by the Governor’s of Ondo, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States in Ibadan, Oyo State, they resolved to Continue Reading
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has canvassed a ministerial slot in President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term cabinet for Akure. According to him, the geopolitical zone comprising Akure South, Akure North and Ifedore Local Governments , had not produced any elected governor or minister since the return of democracy in 1999 , despite Continue Reading
Since the announcement that Ondo State is planning to diversify its economy by investing in cannabis or marijuana ( Igbo), in local parlance, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has become under severe attacks and made the laughing stock of the nation. A controversial Senator from the northern part of the country, Senator Continue Reading
The State Government has ordered the immediate compulsory retirement of nine Permanent Secretaries. Affected Perm Secs were said to have expressed displeasure at the directive while there have been numerous insinuations oheir retirement. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Yemi Olowolabi, while clearing the air on the development, said those affected Continue Reading
Human rights organisation , Amnesty International has warned the State Government on capital punishment, specifically, authorization of the execution of death row prisoners. It also warned that if any had been authorized, it must be revoked immediately . The organization said executions which have not stopped such capital crimes are Continue Reading
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