By Ayodele Oni
The Ondo state government has listed commissioning of some projects and flagging off of new ones to mark 100 days in office of Govenor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Governor Akeredolu was sworn in for the second term of office on February 24, 2021.
Briefing journalists in Akure on Monday, secretary to the state government, Princess Oladunni Odu said the celebration would be low keyed.
She stated that the three senatorial districts of the state would benefit from projects commissioning and flagging off.
Odu, who is Chairman, Committee on 100days Celebration explained that the governor would commission capital projects like; hospitals, Government House Mosque, roads, garri processing, water projects and flagging off of Bursary & scholarship disbursement, as well as ground breaking of new Government’s House Lodge.
The old Government House Lodge, she explained, was no longer habitable as Governor Akeredolu has been residing there despite the deplorable condition.
The immediate past administration of Dr Olusegun Mimiko built a government house during his second term but the Governor could not live there due to defect in structure.
The ground breaking of the new lodge would hold on Friday 4th June, 2021,while first jumat service would hold at the new Mosque.
Odu explained that 7,000 tertiary institutions students would benefit from the state government’s Bursary and scholarship disbursement, adding that the governor would flag-off the disbursement on Monday 7th June, 2021 in Akure for the first time in over seven years.
She noted that the students would get ₦10,000 while law and medical students would be entitle ₦50,0000
The State Government scribe noted that the step was aimed at boosting academic excellence among the benefitting students, while 1,200 primary school teachers recently recruited would be inducted and trained.
