Akeredolu blames FG for the delay in the Ondo seaport project.
Akeredolu blames FG for the delay in the Ondo seaport project.
Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has blamed Federal Government’s bureaucratic bottlenecks for the delay in the take-off of the construction of a seaport in the State known as ‘Port Ondo’.
Akeredolu disclosed that investors were ready to move in and all the papers ready but the Federal Government was yet to issue policy direction from the federal executive council.
He spoke while delivering his keynote address at the ongoing 3-day retreat for Political Office Holders and Accounting Officers in the State.
The Governor however insisted that the construction of the seaport would soon commence.
Akeredolu said the construction of seaports should not be the concern of the Federal Government.
He said: “There is a contradiction in our federalism. We have a system where there must be a port declaration by the federal executive council before you proceed.
“I have always wondered; the port is in my state and I have people who are prepared to invest. But the federal government is holding on to the port declaration. I believe that states should be left to determine their deep seaport and the investors.
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