Akoko Sons and Daughters Resolve to Promote Unity, Security, Development

The need for wealthy individuals at home and abroad to come together for a common purpose of promoting community development has been emphasized.

This, among other reasons, informed the decision of leaders from the four Akoko Local Government Areas of Ondo State to organize a forum in Abuja to appreciate individuals who initiated developmental programmes that have transformed the lives of sons and daughters of the ancient Akoko Kingdom.

Speaking at the forum in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, commended some Akoko indigenes who had served in various capacities in government for being good ambassadors of the land through their efforts in improving people’s lives and transforming socio-economic activities in Akoko.

The Minister of Interior, however, pledged that those currently serving at various levels of government would continue to initiate programmes that would meaningfully engage youths and promote lasting peace in Akoko communities of Ondo State.

Earlier, the Chairman of the 2026 Organising Planning Committee of the forum, Charles Olorunda, said the establishment of the Akoko Peace and Development Council was primarily aimed at ensuring security in Akoko and fostering unity among the four local government areas in the land.

According to him, the gathering of illustrious sons and daughters of Akoko provides an opportunity to chart a better course for the land, while also reawakening the consciousness of indigenes towards rapid development.

In his remarks, former Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, Professor Ajayi Boroface, stressed the need for people in Akoko communities to join hands with the Federal and State Governments to ensure infrastructural development, particularly in electricity and road construction, to attract investments to the area.

Some serving and retired indigenes of the land were honoured at the forum, including the Ministers of Interior and Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, as well as retired Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Prince Bisi Kazeem.

The forum ended with a resolution to make the gathering an annual event to continually connect sons and daughters of Akoko for greater development.