Browsing: Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

While the APC said the target of the shooting was its governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, with the Peoples Democratic Party-led State Government blaming it on self-destruction by those involved, the Ekiti State Police Command said it is still investigating whether the Mobile Policeman whose gun caused the havoc was on illegal duty as claimed or out to kill Fayemi

Former Governor Olusegun Mimiko did his best for Ondo State with the best of intentions. However, when the economic meltdown unexpectedly hit Nigeria, Ondo State was one of the states gasping for breath to survive. This is one major reason that prevented Mimiko from initiating, executing or completing any new major project all through his second term of four years in office. Despite the fact that he couldn’t initiate new projects or programmes, he left behind huge debts in salaries, gratuities, pensions, loans and contractual settlements

He said: “We are asking that the country takes advantage of the natural resources in Ondo State and we have a seaport that is very germane to our export activities in particular, our mineral deposits which we have in large number and then we need to have a deep sea manning port and Ondo states well suited for it.