Akeredolu: I Won’t Rest Until Ondo Wins Battle Against Unemployment

The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on
Monday, commissioned a modern chocolate factory in the
ancient city of Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area of
the state.
The factory, though initiated by his predecessor in
partnership with a United States-based firm, Spagnvola
Chocolatiers, was completed by the Akeredolu led
administration.
The factory, estimated to be worth #9billion, will produce
2.8 million tons of Chocolate per annum.
The governor said his dream for Ondo “is to be a state that
doesn’t rely on allocation from the federation account to
pay salaries and fund infrastructure before the year 2024”.
He said, “I will work to hand over a State that does not rely
on allocation to pay salaries by the year 2024.
“I want to change our narrative. Enough of Ondo being
tagged as a civil service state. We are a hidden wealth of
Nigeria. We shall explore all our potentials.
“Let me assure all the good people of Ondo State that this
factory shall run independently of politics. It shall be run in
line with global best practices.
“To guarantee a constant supply of cocoa beans to the
factory, the Oda Cocoa Plantation, which is over 1,744
Hectares, has been resuscitated and made functional with
over 250 Cocoa farmers upscaling daily production from the
farm
“I will never rest until we win the battle against
unemployment in our state through industrialisation,
agriculture, and technology.
“To consolidate our foothold as the number one cocoa
producer in Nigeria, this administration has established a
modern cocoa farm at Ijugbere Camp in Ilale, Owo on
8,400Hectatres of land with the capacity to accommodate
2,000 youths who would be resident on the farm with a
minimum of four Hectares of Land per person.”
In their separate remarks, the Senior Special Assistant to
the Governor on Agriculture and Agro Business, Pastor Akin
Olotu, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on
Investment and Development, Mr. Boye Oyewumi, said the
factory was already moribund before the emergence of the
current administrationThe Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on
Monday, commissioned a modern chocolate factory in the
ancient city of Idanre in Idanre Local Government Area of
the state.
The factory, though initiated by his predecessor in
partnership with a United States-based firm, Spagnvola
Chocolatiers, was completed by the Akeredolu led
administration.
The factory, estimated to be worth #9billion, will produce
2.8 million tons of Chocolate per annum.
The governor said his dream for Ondo “is to be a state that
doesn’t rely on allocation from the federation account to
pay salaries and fund infrastructure before the year 2024”.
He said, “I will work to hand over a State that does not rely
on allocation to pay salaries by the year 2024.
“I want to change our narrative. Enough of Ondo being
tagged as a civil service state. We are a hidden wealth of
Nigeria. We shall explore all our potentials.
“Let me assure all the good people of Ondo State that this
factory shall run independently of politics. It shall be run in
line with global best practices.
“To guarantee a constant supply of cocoa beans to the
factory, the Oda Cocoa Plantation, which is over 1,744
Hectares, has been resuscitated and made functional with
over 250 Cocoa farmers upscaling daily production from the
farm
“I will never rest until we win the battle against
unemployment in our state through industrialisation,
agriculture, and technology.
“To consolidate our foothold as the number one cocoa
producer in Nigeria, this administration has established a
modern cocoa farm at Ijugbere Camp in Ilale, Owo on
8,400Hectatres of land with the capacity to accommodate
2,000 youths who would be resident on the farm with a
minimum of four Hectares of Land per person.”
In their separate remarks, the Senior Special Assistant to
the Governor on Agriculture and Agro Business, Pastor Akin
Olotu, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on
Investment and Development, Mr. Boye Oyewumi, said the
factory was already moribund before the emergence of the
current administration

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