The people of the oil producing areas of Ondo State may soon heave a sigh of relief over shortage of land in the areas as government has commenced the establishment of a new town with reclamation work in Adagbakuja. Yinka Oladoyinbo reports.
ONE thing that the people of the oil producing communities of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State will ever be praying for is for God to give them the land and they will be ready to sacrifice anything to make them have it in abundance to enable them have permanent homes that they could refer to as their own. Non-availability of suitable land in the riverine areas was said to have deprived the people of the opportunity to put in place permanent structures that could be catalysts for sustainable development in the area.