ODHA pledges to assist OSOPADEC

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo
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Ondo State House of Assembly has promised to adequately assist the management of the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, OSOPADEC to fulfil its mandate of making life meaningful for the people of the coastal area.

The Chairman, House Committee on OSOPADEC, Mr Abayomi Akinruntan gave the assurance when he led other members of the committee on a familiarisation visit to the commission in Akure, the State capital.

Akinruntan explained that they were in the commission in continuation of the familiarisation visit to Ministry Department and Agencies (MDAs) by various committees of the House.

He stressed that the familiarisation visit is to have first hand information about the activities of the commission .

The lawmaker assured of the ninth Assembly’s readiness to work for the benefit of the people of the state .

Other members of the committee also expressed optimism that the the meeting will establish a robust relationship between the commission and the lawmakers which will in turn bring about all round development.

The OSOPADEC Chairman, Mr Olugbenga Edema, who intimated the team with the activities of the commission also solicited the support of the lawmakers so as to surmount the challenge being faced by the commission.

The committee members were later conducted round the facilities and the renovation work going on in the commission.