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Akeredolu Launches Afforestation Project

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday, launched an afforestation project during the flag-off of the 10,000 hectares forestation project at Omotosho in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. He said that the focus of his administration is to attract investors for the sustainability of the environment and for the benefit of the people.

He said it was the responsibility of his government to make a difference in the lives and wellbeing of the people of the state.

The governor spoke, on Tuesday, during the flag-off of the 10,000 hectares forestation project at Omotosho in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.

The project is a partnership between the Ondo State government and a Chinese company, Wewood Limited.

Akeredolu, who described the flag-off of the project as a landmark in the annals of the history of the state, recalled that the project of such magnitude was last embarked upon in 1979 during the administration of the late Chief Adekunle Ajasin for the purpose of supplying wood pulp to Iwopin Paper Mill and other wood-based industries in the area.

He said it was unfortunate that nothing had been done in the forest reserve area for its sustainability, adding that the project failed to fulfill the purpose for which it was established.

The governor noted that the aforestation reserve area established by the late Ajasin had been badly encroached upon and depleted by encroachers and miscreants, resulting in looting of the state’s valuable products due to lack of proper planning, surveillance and accountability.

Akeredolu assured that his administration would take appropriate measures to prevent the failure of the current forestationproject this time around.

He said: “The core objectives of the state government’s partnership with Wewood Limited in embarking on the afforestation project are to engender environmental regeneration, achieve a cleaner, healthier and sustainable environment that to reduce the rate of unemployment in our state.”

 

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