Aregbesola Tasks On Dev. Of Erin Ijesha Water Fall

                                        Aregbesola Tasks On  Dev. Of  Erin  Ijesha  Water Fall

Osun State governor Engineer Rauf Aregbesola   of the state of Osun seems to be taking a giant stride in the development of tourism in  Ekiti state.  His effort at boosting the economic development of the state through tourism is a welcome development which is appreciated by all and sundry.

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 WNP 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 WNP that there has been  boost in  their business .