The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for this Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has promised that if elected, he would relocate the headquarters of the Ondo State Oil Producing Development Area Commission, OSOPADEC, from Akure, the state capital, to Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje local government area with an Area Office at Igbekebo, the headquarters of Ese-Odo Local Government Area.
Akeredolu, who made this pledge on Monday when his campaign train visited the palace of the Olugbo of Ugbo land, Oba Fredrick Akinrunta, stated that the headquarters of the commission would be closer to the people and more effective and useful at Igbokoda than in Akure where it is presently sited.
According to him, “The administrative headquarters of Niger/Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is situated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, not in Abuja, the federal capital city of Nigeria.
“Therefore, I want to say expressly that the headquarters of the Ondo State Oil Producing Development Area Commission, OSOPADEC, will be relocated from Akure to Igbokoda with an area office at Igbekebo so that the commission could serve the purpose which it was established for”.
Akeredolu also promised to establish a coastal line in the area, in conjunction with the APC-led Federal Government
“The deepest sea in West Africa passed through this local government area. The Atlantic Ocean here is deeper than what we have in Lagos. By God grace, we will turn it to the advantage of the Ondo State.
“Lagos Port is today congested likewise that of Port Harcourt so what we are going to do is to establish one here to decongest Lagos port. Ships coming from the North and Central Africa and Europe will prefer to offload their products here than wasting their time going to Lagos.
“This we can do and we are going to do it for the development of our people and our state. The economy of Ilaje, under my administration will burble than that of Akure. We are going to industrialize this state.
“Omotoso power plants shall be redeveloped. The Olokola Free Trade Zone shall be revisited. The University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa will fly again by God grace,” he vowed.
In his response, Oba Akinruntan preached for peace and tranquillity before, during and after the election, urging Akeredolu to be a father to all and as well serve with diligence and commitment to the state.
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