Ondo state is a land full of learned sons and daughters .Mere mention of Ondo state readily brings to mind academics .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However what is now obvious on the federal road linking Ondo state to the federal capital territory via Kogi state is nothing to write home about .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you travel on the federal road fom Ipetu Modu and you reach Akure ,you are confronted with refuse left, right and centre .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you get to the Federal University of Technology,FUT Akure gate you begin to wonder how such a prestigious institution is left unkempt a grown up grasses are interwoven with refuse at the entrance of the school with dome flowers looking unkempt .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And beside the school gate is the FUTA bakery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as you proceed towards Owo township refuse are littered on both sides of the federal road .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also are pockets of scavengers doing brisk business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To them business is booming just as the environment is getting more and more polluted. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This category of scavengers are the ones the FCT Minister Nyeson Wike drove out of business recently .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their fellow business men are having it cool in Akure the Ondo State Capital<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite having landmarks structures such as NASFAT, a white garment Church , the proposed Permanent site of the City University as well as the Akure Airport ,none of these establishements care about the filty corridor leading to their door steps .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you enter Owo , another major town in Ondo ,the story of refuse dump by the road side continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soon after the story changes as you are greeted with women selling farm produce and then you heave a sigh of relief from refuse and its attendant polluted environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ondo State is known for farm produce such as plantain, plantain floor cassava ,garri and palm oil .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These food items come in high abundance all thanks to the fertile land of Ondo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you move toward
Ikare you continue to get good picture of a state endeavoured with farm produce s of various kind .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of this article is: Akure where refuse happens to be the order of the day: as the federal road is laced with refuse .Let’s not forget too that the federal road itself needs rehabilitation now as it’s already getting eroded by the sides .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I recall visiting Akure twice during Olusegun Mimiko’s tenure as governor , Akure Town was NOT this filthy then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If what we now see at the periphery of Akure town along the federal road is the same as the Akure metropolis , then the new governor has a lot to do to reposition the prestigious Akure town .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa, we appeal that your name resonate with the state .
“Ay\u00e8 datiw\u00e0” is a yoruba name which means “Life is ours now”.
It can also be translated to mean the popular “awa lokan”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore we ask that His excellency ensures that Akure wears a new look.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for now, I say “Bye, Bye, dirty Akure” as I proceed to Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rashidat yusuf writes from Abuja .
rashidatyusuf12@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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