From Raji Bello, Sokoto
Executive Director (Technical) Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Engineer Ife Oyedele has called for the harnessing of Ondo State resources for the betterment of the good people of the state to ensure sustainable livelihood.
Oyedele stated this in an interview with our correspondent. According to him, the slow pace of development in the State calls for concern from all and sundry.
“It is unfortunate that Ondo state is still where it is today, in terms of development. It is the duty of all men of goodwill to begin to work to turn things around. As of the present moment Ondo State is littered with several kilometers of bad roads”.
“The state after 44 years of its creation does not have pipe borne water connected to any house, yet we celebrate the digging of boreholes everywhere which have adverse effects on the future of our environment”.
“Rather than over celebrate the construction of flyover bridge which is meant to ease traffic flow in other climes, the state government should rather engage in the construction and rehabilitation of dilapidated roads littered all over the state”.
He said, “There is still a lot of works to do in order to move the state to enviable heights. This could only be achieved, if a technocrat is put in place government to change the narratives.
Therefore, it is not strange that an administration may be under performing in a state, but the APC as a party has fulfilled its promised to the electorates in recent times”.
“Therefore, when a government is under performing, it is the duty of the party to change its leadership to ensure that it fulfills its promises to the electorates,” Oyedele further explained.
