• Pledges Ondo’s collaboration with fee
• Fee, a mirrored image of Awolowo’s imaginative and prescient for South-West, says Adewinle
Ondo State Governor, Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, on the weekend, burdened that the institution of the newly created South-West Improvement Fee (SWDC) wouldn’t solely assist to bridge the developmental gaps within the area but in addition unlock its financial potential.
Aiyedatiwa stated that with the correct management, the fee would function a veritable software for financial revitalisation and social transformation, in addition to tackling developmental disparities.
The governor burdened this in Ode-Aye, Okitipupa Native Council of the state, throughout a thanksgiving reception in honour of Dr Jide Adewinle, the newly appointed federal commissioner representing the state within the Fee.
Aiyedatiwa, whereas lauding President Bola Tinubu for establishing the Fee, reaffirmed his administration’s readiness to companion with SWDC and different federal establishments to advance infrastructural renewal, industrialisation and youth empowerment throughout the state.
On his half, Adewinle stated that the SWDC was created to advertise regional improvement by specializing in training, infrastructure, welfare and financial empowerment, describing it as a platform that will reposition the South-West for sustainable progress.
Adewinle recalled that the concept of regional improvement being championed by the Fee was a continuation of the visionary blueprint of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, whose insurance policies reworked the South-West into an financial hub by training, infrastructure and agriculture.
He additional defined that the SWDC would tackle the challenges of centralised improvement by initiating region-focused initiatives to spice up financial fortunes and create jobs.
Chairman of Okitipupa Native Council, Andrew Ogunsakin, appreciated the governor for approving a five-kilometre street within the native council and lauded him for quite a few ongoing initiatives throughout the state.
