The spate of project commissioning and the exuded joy round Ondo State during the Golden Jubilee of the creation of the state and the marking of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa’s one year in office has added another feather to the cap of the governor as he has been nicknamed, “Mr. Project.” The nomenclature is the people’s response to the laudable futuristic developmental gusto of the ‘Our Ease’ leaning of the governor and his team, which has yielded laudable results in healthcare, road construction, educational development and state-wide renewal.
Political observers in the state had predicted the starlight that the governor has become on his avowed commitment to pursue the completion of the projects started by his predecessor in office, before introducing new ones. This tenacity was informed by studied exposure of Aiyedatiwa on “Omoluabi” philosophy of the Yorubas, and the conservative world, and of course, a passion to do the right thing. He came fully convinced to do the best for the people.
The degree of resistance he had to overcome by intelligence and share force of personality is impossible to overestimate. His commitment to the people was total and his openness and simplicity convinced his followers to join in the dream to shine the light that Ondo State may join the frontline states, where development is the order of the day. Little wonder, his political leaning was strong enough to radically change the outlook of Ondo State for good within the spate of one year.
