Na wetin we go yarn today? E be like say Ondo State no wan sleep for matter wey concern oil-producing areas. Olabiyi Poroye, wey be Chairman for Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), don yan big plans wey go help protect shoreline and reclaim land for Ayetoro and some other areas wey dey face wahala!

Poroye carry the gist come during media brief wey happen for Akure, as him show off wetin dem don do for the last six months. Na so Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa don approve make dem start construction for shoreline protection project wey go happen for Obe-Nla. Dis one na pilot project wey dem go use test the technology before dem start to deploy am everywhere.

E talk say na many projects dem don do to protect lives, property, and the hustle of people wey dey for riverine area. E no fit hide am say climate change dey full ground, and residents dey suffer as sea dey enter land and coastal erosion dey cause kasala!

But na where we dey? Poroye no just stop for there, him talk say dem don complete General Hospital for Agadagba-Obon wey go help carry healthcare closer to people for river side. E also mention say dem don renovate 21 schools around Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government areas.

No be just that oh! OSOPADEC don drop scholarships and bursaries for eligible students wey dey come from oil-producing communities. Na good news be dat one!

Also, dem don approve three student hostels wey go dey around Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Adekunle Ajasin University, and Rufus Giwa Polytechnic. You see? Dem dey make sure say education dey shine for Ondo State!

Poroye come talk say Aboto-Atijere Road dey complete 33 per cent, while dem dey process Ugbo-Nla-Erunna Road. E go sweet when dem finish am, because e go connect plenty people. Na still rural electrification matter dey hot, wey dey go through approval for Igboegunrin, Gbolomi, and Igbobi!

As part of the electric plans, dem don already install five transformers wey dey 500KVA and 300KVA for Aboto and some strategic locations inside Igbokoda. Make I tell you, dem don already reach 85 per cent completion for construction of concrete walkways at Obe-Nla. Na big investment for skills development and wetin dem dey call blue economy!

Poroye no gree stop, him talk say dem don carry out project tour to check how everything dey go. Contractors dey on ground for Omuro International Market for Ugbo-Nla. E confirm say dem don award contracts for more concrete landing walkways, security checkpoints, water schemes, and dem dey supply schools with chairs and tables.

My people, wetin you go talk? OSOPADEC dey show serious commitment for this development matter. E go good make we follow up how all these plans go turn out, because na we go enjoy am if e work well!