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Achievements of Governor Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa Since Inauguration (February 24, 2025).
In the journey of leadership, some talk loudly and deliver little, while others walk silently yet transform destinies. Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa belongs to the second category, a silent achiever whose works speak louder than words. Every action of his administration is not just a Natural token for the pocket of individuals, but also a project for the soul of the state, a vision for humanity, and a seed of progress that will naturally transform Ondo State in the years ahead.
Let us look at these milestones one by one, not just as projects, but as blessings for the people:
1. Securing Lives and Property
With utility vehicles distributed and resources pumped into security agencies, safety is no longer a privilege but a right for every citizen and business. This is peace of mind for humanity.
2. Modern Healthcare Supply Chain
The drug warehouse in Akure is not just a building, but a lifeline to every mother, father, and child who depends on essential medicines to survive.
3. Support for Students
By paying ₦633 million for WAEC fees of 23,000 students, no child is abandoned to poverty. This is an investment in the future of families and generations yet unborn.
4. Empowering Women
A thousand women now stand taller with business grants in their hands. Families are fed, poverty is reduced, and dignity is restored to homes.
5. Prudent Financial Management
An 82.6% reduction in domestic debt means a government that thinks of tomorrow, not just today. It is a legacy of responsibility for humanity’s future.
6. Learning Resources for Every Child
A 1:1 textbook-to-learner policy is not about paper and ink; it is about giving every child a fair chance at destiny. Tablets, books, and sports gear speak of balanced growth.
7. Healthcare Access at the Grassroots
Rehabilitation of 50 primary healthcare centers is a direct touch of compassion for rural communities, ensuring that no life is too far to be saved.
8. Expanding the Education Workforce
Recruiting 2,000 teachers is more than employment; it is knowledge multiplied and ignorance reduced across our state.
9. Road Rehabilitation
The ongoing 60 kilometers of road projects are not asphalt alone, but open doors for commerce, reduced travel stress, and stronger community ties.
10. Akure–Idanre Road Dualisation
This project is not just about traffic; it is about unlocking commerce, boosting tourism, and creating ease for hardworking citizens.
11. Agriculture and Youth Empowerment
Training 100 youths in modern farming is sowing seeds of food security and dignity of labour, securing tomorrow’s bread.
12. 10,000 Hectares for Growth
Acquiring land for large-scale farming is a generational gift. Food hubs will rise, jobs will flow, and hunger will fade.
13. 20 Kilometers of New Roads
Commissioned across senatorial districts, these roads are arteries of connection, bringing life to both rural and urban communities.
14. Akungba–Ikare Road
Dualisation here means safer journeys, less loss of lives, and a future where road accidents no longer cripple dreams.
15. Igbokoda–Okitipupa Road
Opening the coastal belt is more than roadwork; it is unlocking the doors of trade, tourism, and new investments.
16. Completion of Oda Road
The Akure metropolis now breathes with ease. Congestion has given way to comfort.
17. Youth Skills Development Centre
With 500 young people in ICT training, Ondo’s youth are being armed with 21st century skills, breaking free from unemployment and helplessness.
18. School Renovation
Renovated classrooms are not just walls painted; they are hope renewed for children and teachers who deserve dignity in learning.
19. Flood Control Measures
Clearing canals is not dirt removal; it is saving lives, protecting farms, and preventing tears of loss during rainy seasons.
20. Power Supply Improvements
Partnering with REA for rural electrification is turning night into day for communities, powering dreams and businesses.
21. World Bank RAAMP Rural Roads
₦3.5 billion counterpart funding is not expenditure but an open gate for farmers to move goods and reduce poverty.
22. Industrial Development
MOUs for petrochemical and fertilizer plants will birth industries, jobs, and new opportunities, anchoring Ondo as a hub of growth.
23. Land Protection and Reform
The fight against land grabbing is justice for the poor and protection for the innocent. It is order in place of chaos.
24. Ongoing Major Projects
From the Judiciary Complex to flyovers and road dualisations, progress is not noise but steady transformation.
25. Commitment to Worker Welfare
Timely salaries, pensions, and gratuities are dignity restored. Civil servants and retirees no longer live in fear of tomorrow.
Governor Aiyedatiwa is not sharing peanuts to buy applause, he is laying stones of progress to build a lasting legacy. Contractors are being paid, workers receive their salaries, students gain scholarships, women are empowered, communities are connected, and infrastructure is rising across Ondo State quietly, steadily, and powerfully.
In just six months, the signs are clear. In the next two years, Ondo State will be unrecognizable, transformed into a land of opportunity, progress, and peace.
Let us, therefore, queue behind this golden leader, a man of silent strength, and together write a chapter of history where development speaks louder than politics.
Ondo State is rising. Ondo State is blessed. Ondo State is destined for greatness.
Prince Emorioloye Owolemi is a political Analyst, Activist, and Human rights Crusader.