GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State weekend assured the people of the state of better days ahead as he received the reports of the discovery of gold in its primary form in the state, even as state would spend N300 million on the construction of Hydro Power Station at Ikeji-Ile in Oriade Local Government  Area of the state.

The Governor spoke during the presentation of the report on exploration of acquired mineral licenses in the state by the Director General, Geological Survey Agency, Abuja at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Osogbo.

Aregbesola said the result of what the agency had done on the discovery of gold in its primary form, would not only benefit the present generation in Osun, but generation yet unborn in the state, South-West region and the country at large.

Meantime, the state is to spend the sum of N300 million on the construction of Hydro Power Station, at Ikeji-Ile in Oriade Local Government Council Area of the state.

Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Mr. Bashiru Ajibola, announced while addressing journalists after the state Executive Council meeting in Osogbo.

The Commissioner noted that at the completion of the project, it would generate enough electricity for the Ijesa-axis for a start.

Ajibola pointed out that N180 million had been paid out of the entire amount required and work had commenced in earnest.