Aregbesola Tasks on Dev. of Erin Ijesa Water Fall
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| Picknickers at the water fall yesterday |
A recent visit to Olumirin waterfall in Erin Ijesha reveals
that the government of Osun state is
taking a giant steps at repacking the waterfall to meet the
international standard.
It was noticed that the government has began repairing the roads in the
town and the one leading to
the waterfall. Also there is an ongoing construction of staircase
that will afford the visitor easy access
to other layers of the waterfall.
The presence of the government revenue officer at the entrance of the site collecting gate fees
symbolizes the willingness of the
government to make something out of
the Waterfall economically as from 2013.
Hundreds of picnickers who stormed the popular Olumirin water fall in
Erin Ijesha during the festive period has tasked the governor of the state of
Osun Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to hasten the ongoing development
of Olumirin water Fall in Ijesha and
ensure that it is up to the international standard.
Though they lauded Ogbeni Aregbesola on the ongoing work on the site and described it as a preliminary stage which needed to seriously improved upon to make the site a good tourist destination.
Engineer Abiodun Awe, one of the visitors from Lagos who
visited the site with his family in a chat with Alarinka Agbaye said ” i am happy seeing this kind of development
going on here , the staircase been constructed will afford people the
opportunity to climb to the peak of the
fall which is the seventh layers, the
art effects are also good attraction but i believe there is a lot more
to do at the site.
He added that “ i was
at Singapore last year where i saw something like this,
this place can be made to be like what we see outside the country, i see
what Ogbeni Aregbesola
is doing here as a preliminary
stage and a way of making the presence of government felt
on the site”. And that “ i am hoping to see a cable car, relaxation
centre, restaurant and safety place that can guarantee visitors
total enjoyment of the site.
Funmi Rotiba an international tour operator who
specializes in packaging inbound and
outbound tour said the site is
a wealth in the pot, though
she lauded Aregbesola to taking a
step in developing the site “ i am a
happy for the development , if past
administrations had been taking this
kind of steps this place would have been
better than this, but now that governor Aregbesola is taking a good step at repackaging Olumirin waterfall, he need to be
lauded, more so, there are other things that need to be available here to attract tourist .
Also, Vincent
Orimogunje one of the picnickers from St
Benedict Catholic Church Oloruntumo
Apata Ibadan said the government of Osun state should be commended for
the ongoing development in the
site but urged the governor to ensure that the road within the town especially
the one leading to the site are constructed .” a site like this need accessible road , and others facilities that will not only
attract people to this site but also
will boost the economy of the town and
the state at large.
As at the time of visit,
about two hundred picnickers were
at the site while some were climbing the mountain moving to the seventh layers
of the fall some were at the basement of the
fall catching fun and taking
pictures.
Economic activities also receive boost during the period as traders
selling drinks and others varieties express satisfaction with the increase in
sales. “ when they first started , we thought it was going to be as usual but later we discovered that the government is serious
about transforming this place and
we are happy, “ this development has
boosted trading activities here
and we have resolve to cooperate with
the government of Osun State and pray
for their success on this one, we know that if they eventually get it right there will be economic
improvement in the town .
About seven photographers were seen taking pictures with
digital camera, one of the camera man simply identify as Sunday told Alarinka Agbaye that there has been boost in
their business .
