Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko

The Ondo State Government on Monday  claimed that  the Dr. Olusegun Mimiko-led former administration in the state left a N220 billion debt at the end of its tenure in 2016 .

The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo who stated this while featuring on a Channels Television programme  however said the All Progressives Congress administration in the state has reduced the debt by 50 percent.

 Ojogo said the current administration in the state had also jerked up the Internally Generated Revenue from the N700 million it inherited from the PDP administration to over N1 billion monthly .

He said the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu-led administration signed a pact with the people of the state to ensure an all-round development in the three senatorial districts.

His words: “Our resolve as a government is that by the time we leave office in the next five years, I said in the next five years because Mr. Governor is going to re-contest and win by God’s grace, we hope to leave the government without debt for the incoming administration after our two tenures.

“The PDP will not deny the fact that we are constructing a flyover in Ore. We have levelled up a hill in Ikare and made it a dual carriage way. We are changing the face of Akure with massive infrastructure.”