Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo on Tuesday called on the federal government
to take advantage of the natural resources in the state by establishing deep
seaport in Ondo.
Mr. Akeredolu made the call when he fielded questions from State House
correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in
the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“We are asking that the country takes advance of the natural resources in
Ondo State and we have a seaport that is very germane to our export activities
in particular, our mineral deposits which we have in large number and then we
need to have a deep sea manning port and Ondo states well suited for it.
“So we impressed this on Mr. President on what we believe will be a
lasting legacy if we are able to accomplish it in his own time.” he said
Mr. Akeredolu said that the seaport, if operational, would cater for the
volume of mineral resources meant for export across the country.
He said, “No, you just look at the volume of natural resources that we
are exporting through any port in Nigeria.
“The total volume which is still not so high, the moment it gets high we
will need a deep seaport where we will even have a modern ship berth.
“We do not have anywhere in this country today where big ship can berth,
not in Lagos or Calabar.
“That is why what you see is that so many of the ships will berth in the
high sea while the smaller ones will be used to take the goods there or bring
the goods from the ship. And that is why we need a deep seaport where the
biggest ship in the world can berth and that is Ondo State.’’
Gov. Willy Obiano of Anambra, who also met with the president, urged the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be unbiased to have a free
and fair gubernatorial election in the state.
Mr. Obiano made the call when he spoke with State House correspondents at
the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a closed door meeting with Mr. Buhari.
He assured that all the necessary measures were being taken to guarantee
peaceful election, adding that he was confident of winning the election.
“Anambra remains the safest state in Nigeria today; we don’t have cases
of kidnapping, armed robbery or similar crimes,” Mr. Obiano said.
“We have been firmly in control of that state and will continue to do so
throughout my tenure as governor.
“I’m very confident that I will win the forthcoming election with a
landslide. All we want is for the empire to be unbiased. A free and fair
election is what we want and we will get the result.”
Mr. Obiano, who described his meeting with the president as “very
fruitful’’, said “the President likes governors who are delivering dividends of
democracy to their people.
“He likes governors who work hard; who are delivering what people can see
and are delivering dividends of democracy to their people. That is what the
president wants.’’
(NAN)
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