Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on Monday inaugurated the Ore Sunshine Mega City Plaza project which the governor said would be built on 153 hectares of land on the Ore-Sagamu Expressway.

At the event, the governor said the project was part of his government’s plan to make the town a commercial hub in the South West.
Our correspondent gathered that the first phase of the project would cost N5bn.

He also said the project would address the perennial traffic snarl on the ever busy Benin-Ore Expressway which is the major gateway to the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country.

He said his administration decided to turn the challenges posed by the chaotic traffic situation in the Ore area to opportunities by constructing an effective Mega Travel Plaza with facilities for travelers, visitors and residents of the town.

Mimiko explained that the plaza would accommodate a 1, 000 car parking lot, shopping malls, hospitals, five star hotels, warehouses, helipad, police station, banks, prayer grounds, restaurants, fire stations and housing estates, among others.

He said, “With the strategic location of this project along the Ore-Sagamu Expressway on an expanse of 153 hectares and the quality of services to be provided, we are creating a world class industrial and commercial complex of unbeatable standard in the country”.

The governor hinted that the project would be actualised under a private-public sector joint partnership with the state providing the land in a choice area.
He noted that the project will boost economic growth and development in the town which served as a melting point for all ethnic groups in the country.

Mimiko said the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation was partnering with the state government to execute its gas production project while deep sea ports would be created to enhance economic development of the state.

“The basic idea behind the project is to stimulate the economy of the state and provide employment opportunities for our teeming youths in Ondo State.” He added.

By Sunday Aborisade,