The Governor of Ondo State,
Rotimi Akeredolu, has said those who are referred to as bandits in Zamfara are
actually terrorists.
Akeredolu said this on Tuesday
while receiving members of the Governing Board of the Federal University of
Technology, Akure led by the Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Godknows Boladie Igali;
and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Adeola Fuwape; at the Cocoa Conference
Hall of the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure.
The Chief Press Secretary to the
Governor, Richard Olatunde, in a statement said the Governor emphasised the
need to make the country livable for the people so as to harness their talents
for national growth.
Speaking on the growth of Science
and Technology in the country, Akeredolu said, “For us in science and
technology, we need to do more. Japanese, Chinese and other developed countries
send people to where science is the best. We have heard of countries that send
their people to the USA to train on Science and Technology.
“They didn’t stay there. They
went back to their country to develop it. Commitment to one’s country is key.
But we need to make this country a livable place so that the young ones will be
confident and have hope to live in this country.”
The Governor, who stressed that
the people are living in fear, noted that something must be done urgently to
address the situation and restore hope to the minds of the people.
“Look at what is happening in
Zamfara. They try to clothe it and call them bandits. They are terrorists. So,
the growth in science can not be based on just your charge but the conducive
environment in the country,” he said.
Akeredolu emphasised the need for
the country to embrace modern ways of animal husbandry, describing open grazing
as old and now illegal in the state.
He said, “Today, I can say there
are modern ways of animal husbandry and we have to take the bull by the horns.
We are not afraid to take decisions. Modernity has taught us that you can
extract more milk from cows in a modern way better than when you take them from
one place to another. It is about science. People have developed that science.
“I’m happy when I see Mr
President go to Katsina and visit his cows. They are well kept. Technology of
animal husbandry, we must embrace it.”
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