65th Independence: Nigeria making progress, on path of glory under Tinubu — Aiyedatiwa

…Says Ondo executing cardinal projects successful health, education, agriculture, infrastructure

By Dayo Johnson, Akure

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has declared that Nigeria is making dependable advancement and is connected the way of glory nether the Renewed Hope inaugural of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Aiyedatiwa made the assertion during the solemnisation of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary successful Akure, the authorities capital.

“We indispensable proceed to admit Mr. President for his bold economical reforms, societal re-engineering and monolithic infrastructural developments,” the politician said.

He noted that contempt challenges, Nigeria had produced world-renowned entrepreneurs, economists, scientists, artists, and sportsmen who person projected the nation’s emblem crossed the globe.

According to him, “Above all, we person remained agreed — implicit 200 cardinal radical of antithetic tongues, faiths and traditions, inactive bound unneurotic nether 1 greenish and achromatic flag.”

Reflecting connected Nigeria’s travel since independence, Aiyedatiwa stressed the nation’s resilience: “Since October 1, 1960, sixty-five years today, we person witnessed some challenges and triumphs. We person weathered civilian strife and subject regularisation and we basal gangly arsenic the largest ideology successful Africa. We person made important contributions to peacekeeping crossed the continent, proving that Nigeria is not lone a elephantine successful colonisation but besides successful responsibility.”

The politician reeled retired his administration’s achievements crossed sectors, assuring residents of greater advancement successful the coming months.

Infrastructure: Dualisation of large roads including Akure–Idanre, Akungba–Ikare and Okitipupa–Igbokoda; operation of jetties and walkways successful riverine areas; and support of 5km of roads for rehabilitation successful each of the 18 LGAs.

Healthcare: Expansion of the contributory wellness scheme, completion of a pharma-grade warehouse, renovation of hospitals, and recruitment of wellness workers.

Education: Rehabilitation of classrooms, proviso of instructional materials, bursaries, scholarships, integer learning tools, and continued cognition of escaped shuttle buses and boats.

Agriculture: Allocation of 26,000 hectares of onshore and ₦7.5 cardinal concern to boost nutrient information and make jobs.

Security: Procurement of 75 high-grade Hilux patrol vehicles equipped with modern gadgets for information agencies to heighten accelerated effect to threats.

Aiyedatiwa emphasized that infrastructure, peculiarly roads, remained cardinal to his agenda.

“Roads are lifelines that volition boost commerce, agriculture, trim question stress, and amended the regular beingness of our people,” helium said.

He pledged that successful the months ahead, “Ondo State is moving forward, Nigeria is moving forward; and thing is beyond our reach.”

Earlier, the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti, described the solemnisation arsenic a designation of Nigeria’s founding heroes and an accidental to showcase the administration’s achievements.

He praised the governor’s fiscal transparency and accountability, saying: “Mr. Governor has deliberately provided an ambience that opened up the concern and economical frontiers of improvement successful the state. Hence, our radical are present endowed with limitless opportunities to thrive and lend to nationalist growth.”

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