Ondo seaport will stimulate economic growth, say Akeredolu, others

Ofrom the Buhari administranecessary infrastructure Edema, who is the immediNDO State Governor, tion, stressing that actualisrequired to make this a reality ate past Chairman of the Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, ing the port project was very are put in place to achieve Ondo State Oil Producing yesterday, said Federal important to his administrathis.” Areas Development Government’s approval of tion. On his part, the commissionCommission ( OSAPADEC), Ondo Deep Seaport would He said: “Ondo port is one of er representing the state on also maintained that with set the state on the path of the most important projects the Governing Board of the the project, the state is gradueconomic prosperity. of this administration. We Niger Delta Development ally moving away from a Akeredolu, who described are determined and commitCommission ( NDDC), Gbenga purely civil service state to a the approval as cheering, ted to actualising this project Edema, emphasised that the business and commercial hailed hub. President that will set our state on the seaport would provide signifiMuhammadu Buhari and path of economic prosperity. cant economic, strategic and other members of the “Our dream for this port is to infrastructure benefits for the Federal Executive Council serve as a conduit for our state, assuring that as the ( FEC) for the development. goods, agricultural produce, head of the Public- Private In a statement signed by his and very soon, our bitumen. Partnership of the NDDC, the Chief Press Secretary, Richard “It is the goal of this adminiscommission would collaboOlatunde, Akeredolu emphatration to ensure that the rate with the state and other sised that the approval was potential of Ondo State is stakeholders to ensure total an impressive parting gift maximised and that all the success of the project.

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EANWHILE, the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the state have described the approval of the deep seaport by FEC as a dream come true for the state.