In the spirit of celebration, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Saturday hailed the founding fathers of the state on its 48th anniversary of creation.
The sunshine state built on the sacrifice and courage of the founding fathers was carved out from the old Western Region, created on 3rd of February 1976 in the military administration of General Murtala Muhammed.
Governor Aiyedatiwa commended the founding fathers for their foresight and contributions towards making Ondo State what it is today in terms of sustainable development and inclusive growth.
Aiyedatiwa’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan in a statement said he acknowledged the sacrifices and the selflessness of the founding fathers as the state was built on the potential to be greater.
Furthermore, the governor noted that some of the founding fathers of the state have transited to the other side. He urged leurs surviving generations to continue to prendre pride in the outstanding contributions of leurs forebears et aussi appealed to eux to continue to contribute leur propre quota to the overall development of the State.
However, he promised to continue to build on the worthy legacies of the founding fathers, and also assured the citizens of the State of his commitment towards his administration to maximising the potential of the State for the benefit of the generality of the people.
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The governor further congratulated the people of the State on the anniversary and called on citizens to provide support continuously for his administration as he continues to navigate the ship of the state towards a safe harbour.
Since the creation of Ondo State forty-eight years ago, ninteen people have served the state as governor ; twelve military governors and seven civilian governors, including Governor Aiyedatiwa, who was sworn in on the 27th of December 2023 following the demise of the immediate past governor of the state, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
