Ondo 2024: I Want To Take Ondo State To The Next Level–Lebi
Olusegun HOSEA. 12th March 2024.
One of the aspirants of All Progressive Congress -APC, Barrister Morayo Lebi has disclosed the reasons why he wants to contest for the forth coming Governorship election in Ondo State. According to him, taken the state to the next level in terms of all rounds development had been his priorities.
Disclosing this in a media Parley with Press men in Akure the state Capital, Barrister Morayo said that Ondo state is rich enough in mineral resources that could catered for everybody. He explained that he wants to develop the State that was why he is coming out to offered himself as the right person to take the state to the next level .
In another development, Morayo said we have enough resources every where in the state that could be explored to develop the state.According to him, waiting for the god fatherism of allocation from the Federal government that would not enough to move the state to the next level was not the best .
Speaking further, Barrister said it’s better for us to think outside the box than to be waiting for the allocation before the state could develop it’s infrastructural projects.
He explained that the reasons why there was no power in the south west was that they have been playing politics with those people in the areas as the government is not ready to paid the debt the BEDC claimed that they are owning them. He said the truth of the matter was that if government could deposited two-to three hundred million naira , the Southern senatorial district in the state would have light. He said the government are not ready to do that. He was concerned about how the people living there especially those that are running business by using Generator on daily basis are coping or surviving running their business without light . He said he always feels their pain. He implored government to partner with the relevant stakes holders in supplying electricity to people of the southern senatorial district in Ondo State
On unemployment, Barrister Morayo condemned the rates of unemployment among the Youths in the state. He said the only solution to this mirage was for the government to explored the mineral resources like Bitume, Gold and others resources in order to create job for the teeming youths . He said there would be expansion if we could try as much as possible to look inward in tapping all these resources to our own advantages. According to him, if we make more money , we would have more money to established the business.
Similarly, Barrister Lebi said having the rights activities for the people in the state are the best thing that could generate employment for the people. He said what government just needs is the right political will to keep the ball rolling. He advised the government to revived the Olokola project for the purpose of creating jobs for the good people of Ondo State .
Morayo lebi who is a successful Lawyer and business guru said Ondo State needs the experienced of the technocrat like him who have succeeded in his business and have the technical know how in managing both human resources, business and fund should be given chance to rule the state. He said Ondo State is the richest state in Nigeria but it’s one of the poorest state as it’s for now . Why quoting Dr Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank- ADB said Ondo State alone could feed the whole Africa if only we could develop our mineral resources bestowed on us by God .But the revised is the case.
He explained that he had a blue print for tackling the insecurity in the state but he preferred to keep them for now due to the enemies that may likely wants to outsmart them. He said he was not ready to quit his ambition for anybody as he was not a pretender and that he was a man of his own.
